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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-28
Words OF Wisdom.

To change and be better are two diff
ferent things.
Charity gives itself rich, but covetous-
ness boards itself poor.
If man has nothing to do you may be
pretty sure that Satan is looking out tor
an employee and will soon find one.
1t is not necessary to threaten bad
man, for his own deeds threaten him
with worse punishment than you can
infict.
Don't be suspicious of everybody.
The man who is everlastingly looking
for evil can find the greatest quantity OF
it in his own life.
The papers are constantly telling US
how to live on 80 week. 1t is un-
doubtedly a very difficult problem, but
by no means the most difficult. The
world would be far wiser and happier If
some brilliant genius would only tell us
how to get the 80.
There are great many people in the
world who are bound by the close ties
of blood to the man who said that he
had laid up two shillings, one for him
self and one for the Lord, but that the
one he had intended for the Lord had
been lost in an unfortunate speculation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-28
Ice Yachts.

Ice Yachts cost from SIS to $1,000
each. When | mention the SIS boats, l
refer to those of our schoolboy days,
built of refuse boards, with three.shil-
ling skatc-runners. using bent nails
thrown away by carpenters. What a
contrast to the ice yacht of the present
day, exquisitely shaped and lined, with
hull constructed of alternate strips of
hald wood, wire rigging, A No. l duck
for sails, brass elects Ind blocks, full
sets Of colors, splendid spars, booms,
bowsprit, polished steel runners, nickel
plated ornaments, buffalo robes, etc.
The time made by ice yachts is simply
wonderful. A mile minute is an every
day occurrence when the ice is in good
condition, and the wind blows. In the
winter of 1866 the ice yacht Snowflake
ran nine miles north, from Newburg
dock, in eight minutes. When the ice
is in good condition, and the wind blows
heavily, railway trains cannot compete
with ice yachts in point OF speed. Time
and again have they run up alongside OF
trains on the Hudson river railroad and
beaten them easily. On January ~,
1871, the Zephyr and Icicle. both Pough-
kcepsie ice yachts, raced for tive miles
with the Chicago express, the fastest
train on the Huds; river railroad. and
mt the end of two miles had to wait for
the train to come up.
Many would suppose that great dan.
ger existed in consequence OF the vessels
going with such lightning velocity.
Such is not the case, rs nothing but ex-
treme carelcssness on the part of the
hclmsman results in injuries. With a
light breeze the craft will not carry over
two persons to advantage. In a neavy
blow, however, they will hold six or
eight. In fact, during the prevalence of
a heavy wind, it is necessary to carry as
many in order to keep the vessel down
on the ice. What is meant by keeping
them down is, that unless sufficient
weight rests forward, the windward
runner will leave the ice, and rise often
times to IN angle Of fifteen degrees:
This only occurs when sudden flaw of
wind strikes the craft. In such case
palthough the helmsman does not lose
control of the vessel, he is compelled to
bring her up in the winds eye, OF nearly
so, to get her down again.-Bre'tano's
lMo,atl,ly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-28
Heavy Damages Against Railroads.

The large amount of damages which
railroad companies are sometimes liable
to pay is strikingly illustrated by two
cases recently decided, one in this coun-
try and the other in England. Some
wears ago, Nine. Fraloff, Russian lady
of rank, came to this country, bringing
with her six trunks of ordinary travel
worn appearance, but containing, be-
sides many costly dresses, a large guam
tity of rare and valuable laces, which
she was in the habit of wearing. At
ter spending some weeks in New York,
she went to Niagara Falls on the New
York Central railroad. On reaching
that point she found that one of the two
trunks that she had taken with her had
been broken open and more than 200
yards Of lace stolen from it. She brought
suit for the value of the lost laces alleg-
ing that they were worth more than
$4,000. The jury gavessa verdict for
$4,000. The case was appealed, on the
ground that the company was not liza
Bile be- yond an ordinary amount, mas
much as the exceptional value of the
contents Of the trunk had not been dis
closed by the owner. The supreme
court OF the United States has affirmed
the Judgment, holding that, under the
circumstances of the case, the passenger
was not bound to give the value of the
baggage without being asked. Still,
moro striking, perhaps, is the case which
has just been decided by the English
court of appeal. DR.. Phillips, a London
physician, with professional income of
S35 1000 year, brought an action for
damages against the Southwestern rail-
road company for personal injuries.
caused by the negligence of the COM
pany's servants. The first trial re-
suited in verdict of $4,000 in favor of
the plaintiff. The court considered this
amount inadequate, and set aside the
verdict. On the second trial, the Jury
awarded DR.. Phillips $4,000. This
was evidently $4,000 for personal suf-
fcring and $4,000 for three years aver
age income, it being uncertain when the
doctor would be able to resume his pro-
fcssional duties. The company claimed
that the damages were excessive, but
the court of appeal decides otherwise,
and affirms the judgment. The estab-
ishcd rule of damages in such cases is
that the plaintiff is entitled to reason
able compensation for his personal suf-
fering and his pecuniary loss. The loss
is not to be determined solely by the
claimants income, but the income is an
important factor in fixing the amount.
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A New Cereal for the West.

In the regions of Western Kansas,
where there is liable to be n rainfall in
any season, and where com especially
must have plenty of moisture to pro-
duce crop in paying quantities, grain
that will not merely be substitute, but
will absolutely take the 2lace Of corn.
has been experimental with during the
past three seasons, and it is believed to
| be demonstrated beyond doubt that II
will add very muth 10 the value OF
" estern lands.
This grain is called here Egyptian, or
rice corn. and, so far as known, has not
been cultivated in any other part of the
United States. The seed was obtained
from the display made by the Egyptian
government at the centennial exposition.
The name is derived from the, resem-
blance of the grain to rice, and: so lar
rs it has been exptrimented with, mas
proved success, both IN wet ana ory
seasons. While growing this crop can
hardly be distinguished from sorghum;
the seed forms at the top OF the staK IN
large punches, and, as it ri pens and gets
heavier, bends over and hangs down,
not unlike IL cluster Of grapes. 1t be-
longs to the sugar cane family ana IS
cultivated in the same manner and as
easily rs sorghum or broom corn. One
bushel of the seed is sufficient for five
acres, and it has been put in here with
wheat drill. In harvesting. the heads
oniy are gathered. and a good threshing
machine will clean ready for market two
thousand bushels. The specimens
raised in 1879 weigh sixty pounds to the
bushel. The yield per acre in 1873 was
from sixty to seventy five bushels. This
season, which, as said above, has beer
q very dry one, the yield was forty to
forty-tive bushels per acre. No scien-
tific analysis has been made of this new
grain rs yet; indeed. it is scarcely
known, except in two or three counties
in Western Kansas. where 1t has been
grown by several farmers who desired to
find some grain that would serve in the
place of corn as food for stock. The
trial by these men has satisfied them
that for horses, cattle. sheep or swine it
is superior to maize, and farm animals
to which it is fed give it the preference
to corn when both are laid before them.
When ground into meal the rice corn is
about equal to mixture one-thlrd
wheat flour and two-thirds corn meal.
The value of this grain to the people
of Western Kansas can hardly be esti.
mated when considered rs a sure yield
in any season, and it will enable the
stock raiser to fatten his herds at home
instead of shipping them East, as has
heretofore been mostly the custom for fat
tening. The vast plains in the western
portion of this State, so celebrated rs
grazing grounds by reason of the buff
falo grass with which they are covered,
and its excellent climate, will be doubly
valuable if further experiment confirms
the value of this hitherto unknown
srain.-Letter 10 Chicago Times.
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The Perils OF Machinery.

The hywheel of = patent corn shelter
burst and instantly killed Adam Base
hoar, of Littlestown, Pa.
At the Allisonville tannery, Hancock,
N. Y, BARLEY Ford was killed recently
by being caught in the betting.
A circular saw in the mill of the Hon.
Ira Whitcher, of Woodsville, n. H., cut
off all the fingers on his left hand.
Henry E. Doud, proprietor of the
Turin (N. " flour mills, in attempting
to move belt, was caught, and a single
revolution killed him.
The curls of little girl, aged ten,
caught in the machinery of mill at
Sterling Valley, N. Y, and her entire
scalp and one side of her face were torn
off.
While Joseph Shuds, of Beaver Dam,
Wis, was being whirled around shaft
making l30 revolutions minute, he was
completely stripped of his clothing and
boots, yet a broken arm was his only in
jury.
The body of James Burner, of Summit
Hill. Pa, came through the machinery
at No. breaker a mass of pulpy flesh
and bones. By the breaking of board
he was precipitated over the monkey
rollers.
Jennie Hall, fifteen years of age,
amused her mates by crimping her hair
on revolving journal in Philadelphia
shop. She was unable to loose it in
time recently, was scalped, and killed.
Philip Dwyer, in attempting to repair
a belt at the Western Iron Boat works,
St. Louis, was caught by the belt and
drawn between the shaft and the tim
bers above, a space of only fifteen inches,
more than two hundred times before the
machinery could be stopped. The body
| wus entirely disintegrated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-28
Seeking Lost Railroad Cars.

The lost-car agents are busy hunting
up stray cars. One week finds the lost:
car agent hunting cars in Florida. and
the next may discover him in Maine.
The rules governing the business are
that he must travel by daylight, ride IN
the rear coach and keep his eye open.
Frequently, while rushing past q side
track full of cars he discovers one, be-
longing to his own company, and by
practice he becomes so sharp.eycd that
he can photograph the number OF that
car on his mind in an instant. Arriv-
ing at telegraph station he politely re.
quests the officers Of the road to send
bome his company's car. Cars are fire.
ouently sent from one END of the con-
tincnt to another. and sent hack empty.
In case q road is short of cars, 1t some
times takes the liberty to retain and use
them, and sometimes 4 dishonest road
will steal them outright and obliterate
the owners mark and number. A lost
car agent for Western road recently.
after searching for months for a car,
found it away out .on the plains. forty
rods from the railroad, devoid of its
trucks. and occupied by an ambitious
sauatter as a home.-&. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-28
A Romance in the Rough.

It was Christmas Eve.
Streets-brilliantly 1t shop windows
-toys-gay crowds-snow on the
ground-everybody out-Christmas tur-
key.
Jane Allalone wandered alone crowd
sweet, sad face-wistful eyes.
Five years before, James GooIgoody
christmas Eve-betrothed to Jane
sailed away-India-ship lost-never
heard of-foundcred on coast of Africa.
Jane-held on to hope never would
marry-pined away-etc.
William Badybady-rich. corrupt.
dissipated--mortgage on James mothers
house-foreclosure.
Away, villain! Rather poverty,
crusts, etc.
Turned out of doors-homeless.
Down by the dark river--Pier No. 8.
She was about to take the fatal plunge.
In fact, Jane Allalone did. But just
then the ship, with Captain James
Goodygoody, which had not been lost
ut all, came sailing up to the dock,
loaded to the waters edge with china,
silk dresses and tea. Captain Goody-
goody SAW Jane struggling in the rivere
He fished her out with boat-hook and
hauled her on board.
my Jane"
"My Jamesm >,
The cook dried her at the galley
stove. They were married on Christ
mas.-Meao York Graphic.
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Last Dollar Misapplied.

The other morning, says the Carson
New appeal, stranger might nave
heen noticed standing in the rear of the
mint watching an old woman PICK up
sticks. She must have been about
eighty wears of age. Her old calico
dress was full of holes. her face was as
wrinkled as tripe and as brown as
leather. Every time she stopped to
nick up a. stick she was obliged to do so
with a painful effort. She raked over
the dry leaves with palsied hands, and
all the worthless little pieces went into
her basket. A heap of garbage and
ashes occupied her attention for some
ten minutes. The man who was watch
inc her finally walked up behind her
and dropped a dollar into her basket and
then stole away unnoticed. An at,
tache ofthe mint, who was near, hailed
him as he passed. II say, did you give
a dollar to the old lady?" "Yes, I did,
although it was about the last had.
can't bear to see poverty and old age
combined / had a mother once almost
az old as she, and as weak and palsied: l
feel for an old woman like that, and she
can havea dollar from me fits the last
i've got" "Do you see that block over
there?" Eyes" With houses on it?"
"Yes." THE houses and lot belong to
her." An expletive was ali the stranger
had to offer as he turned away and
walked rapidly up Carson street. 1t
was his last dollar.
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pone cold bath and Latin, also tutor and
literature, for q few days. Soon fall
into traces again.
Carried off X. s handkerchief last night
by accident. Returned it this evening.
January l0.-....
January ll.-(Mem.-Write up diary
tomorrow
january -Midnight.-Note from
Corinna about the Omnivorous. An
swercd, Being taken up with important
private concerns, must resign, with re-
gret."
Evening at Kitty's. Accused her of
favoring Jack Pennington. Cried, and
said she was unhappy. Told her she
needn't be if she'd let me take care OF
her. If Kitty was delightful only as a
little friend, what is she now that / hold
her and call her my ewn?-soon to be
my wifc-full of precious faults that l
wouldn't change for the greatest culture
with the biggest c. in the world.
Jack Pennington called at KS. We
sent word out to him Che was shivering
ut front door), "Miss Budd engaged this
evening"" Perfectly true, and made X:
laugh. Jack isn't bad fellow. Glad
to sec him-as friend.
January l3-Midnight.-Evening at
Kitty's.
January l4-Midnight.-Evening at
Kitty's.
January l5-Midnight.-Think my
birthday in April will be better weather
for mental discipline and cold baths.
(Mem. -Draught resolutions to take cf-
feet on that date.)
Corinna at Omnivorous said 1 was a
very weak young man. Kitty says I'm
a dear. dear old chap; and everybody
can't be so awfully cultured and so
awfully useful. Some people must be 4
little bit silly, you know, and awtu!ly
happy" \,
Tell Kitty we must study advance
ment together by-and-bye: Says she
doesn't "care as much for the advance
ment us for the together "-dear, loving
heart! (Mem.-Never forget Tn the
luckiest dog in the world).-Ha rper'
Pr11o.
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A Spirited Miss.

A party of ladies and gentlemen were
spending the evening not long since at
the residence of a gentleman in George
town, who is quite celebrated for ms
wit. He has a little daughter seven
years of age, who has apparently in
herited FROM her father his humor: This
small young lady was present in the
parlor during the evening, and while
She was there one Of the lady guests
sang ballad. Then some one asked
the little girl if she would not sing
something. ooh, you don't wantt TO
hear me sing after that" said the child.
An army officer who was present whose
habit of hard drinking is well known
and who has been in the habit OF telling
the little girl his brave exploits, said to
her: "Come, come, pluck up courage
and sing. Borrow some of my spirit
and then you won't be afraid" No.
thank you," replied the little girl
"your spirits are too ardent. ."-Chlcago
Times,
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LasSOing a Bull.

A gentleman engaged in cattle-ralslng
describes in letter, published in the
Troy Times. the life Of a herder. The
herd, which consists of 1880 Texas
COWS and fifty Durham bulls, are driven
by six herders. each of whom has four
horses. The work is very wearing, as
the following description of a cow. hunt
and tussel with bull will show:
While branding, one Of the cows es-
capped from the corral, and struck out at
full speed, running like deer. One OF
the herders, q Texan. started after her,
and at distance of half mile overlook
and tried to bring her back. After many
attempts to turn her had failed. he un-
slung his lariat, 4 rope about forty feet
in length. Swiftly adjusting the moose
while his horse was at full speed. and
keeping well up with the cow, he gave
it a few quick turns about his head, and
then the rope "lit out" Catching
Madam Cow around the horns, she stood
on her head, and then after a tumble or
two Law on her back. Then she got up
and went for that horse with all the vim
she had, But neither the hroncho nor
his rider had any taste for close quarters,
and so they scudded at good speed to-
ward the corral with the cow at the
other end of the rope in vengeful pursuit.
Finally the cow baked and refused to
move except in a rush for the horse when
she came too near. Then another
herder went to the rescue, threw an
other rope over the horns Of the angry
beast, and the two literally snaked her
into the corral, believing like. mad,
and making most desperate charges
upon her captors.
The herders handle the rope. with the
greatest skill, and no matter how, ugly
or how supple an animal may pe' II
stands no chance at all with good
herder opposed to it. One of the bulls
in this herd was very savage ana hao
yery sharp horns, and it was decided to
cut them off. He was powerful fellow.
weighing about 1900 pounds. One OF
the Texas boys threw a rope over ms
horns, and then came race TO turn the
bull. rs he was running down the NIL,
and the man dared not stop with the @ az
vantage in favor of the bull. Inc
moment the bull was turned up hill the
little broncho was brought to a deaa
stop, and the next instant the Dull was
1oundering on the ground.
As soon as he got upon his feet ne
made firm dash for the horse out IN
another instant rope was thrown over
his hind leg, by another man, and ne
was stretched or the ground with rope
pulling at either extremity. Then an
other rope was thrown over ms horns
and held by third man at right angles
with the first. Then the horns were
sawed " we off, the man doing the job deity
Shining the nooses from the horns,
While the hind leg was kept; well
strained, and then running TO ms hors.
held conveniently near. me man noiSo .ho
ing the leg rope dropped it. i'll leaTlng aoaae the
old fellow to get up and kick the nooee
off his leg.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-28

The United States is making, more
than onc-third of all the paper in the
world. The product is about l'soo
tons daily. or 6lO, 500 tons Il year. Ihere
are 927 mills, representing Il capital OF
$lOO, 600, employing $4,000 persons sons
who receive in salaries about 50, 5un,VOo.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-28
Should Cousins Kiss?

Number three of series Of prize
questions promulgated by the Lon don
Whitehall ReUieW, is SHOULD adult
cousins, male and female, be allowed to
kiss each other?" Some of the answers
received are rs follows:
YES, BECAUSE
Jacob. after having personated Esau.
kissed his cousin Rachel as soon as he
saw her, and their parents approved.
Then they will care for it rs little as
does grocers' boys do for sugar.
Shakespeare says, kiss me, sweet
cnz;" and Tennyson says of himself and
his "Cousin Amy" land our spirits
rushed together at the touching of the
lips"
AS lady is concerned it must be con-
sidered a fair proceeding. If she is
married it cannot be amiss.
Brothers and sisters kiss. and their
children should follow their example.
Zone touch of nature makes the
whole world kim" 4 kiss being a touch
of nature they should kiss to make them
still more akin.
Family affection is tender and beau-
Mful plant which cannot be too carefully
nurtured.
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TIMELY TOPICS.

It is reported that the census to be
taken in the United States next June,
will show 4s,50O,0OO, in all the States
and Territories-a gain Of about 10000,
600 over the census returns of 1870, or an
increase of about 100000 a year. Ifthe
next census comes up to the estimate,
the United States will exceed in popular
ton any Christian nation excepting Rus.
sia. The latest census reports give Ger
many, 1875, 40, ,727, ,659; Austria Hungary,
1876, 81, $50, 900; France. 1876, 80, 9O5, 1888;
and Great Britain and Ireland, 1871,
81, ,628,387.
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The reason that France, Germany and
Great Britain use more silver and gold
than the United States is because those
countries issue no small bank notes.
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Pleasant Words.

No matter low the world may go,
How dark its shadows be, -.:
Or whether June's sweet roses blow
To gladden. you and me, :"
d There always is O time OF day "
Odf voices may be heard, 7''
When we can pause beside the way
To say pleasant word.
: , 1li'
>. md hea } that now with sorrow ache,
Benei some heavy blow,
i''frill from the shadows rise and break
q !, The srell OF all their woe,
And leel that lite hath sunshine new
And songs ~, '-;ss birds, y
II we be but Or, ~ rue !
= And give thenent - Il, Horcs.
'resi,
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Song Of the Winter Weayers.

The sunlight is dying;
Weave, sisters, weave!
The old year is crying,
Weave, sisters, weave!
Weaving slow,
Aloof and allow,
Storm-shuttle and loom,
Weave out the daylight,
Weave in the gloom;
Weave, sisters, weave.
Who dares to roam
On the wild sea foam
While the sisters weave
lis a sailor bold
On the pillows cold;
He climbs the shroud
And laughs aloud
At the gathering gloom
To the loom. to the loom.
Weave, sisters, weave,
Weave in the gale
With hurting hail,
Weave fast, weave fast,
A sea.grcen shroud
For the sailor proud.
Ha! ha. ha! ha.
He trembles at last
AS the leaping spray
Teareth away
The strong mainmast;
And he mutters a prayer,
But it turneth there
TO frozen moan
And gurgling groan
AS his ship goes down.
The flowers are a cold
On the naked void;
Weave, sisters, weave!
Weave them gown
'Of feathery down.
spangled and bossed
With Jewels OF frost;
Border the hens
With antique gems
And shapes OF cir,
Fantastic and rare,
Entwisted and twirled,
And ice-impearled,
Crowns, crosses, and spears,
And frozen tears,
And crystal stars
In the icy bars;
Weaving slow,
Alool and allow,
With filing OF frost
And woof OF snow.
-Guu Fl. .Avers