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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
The Sacred Fire OF the Pueblos.

A Santa Fe (N. NJ letter says: The
Pueblos claim that their Montezuma
was torn through the Immaculate con-
eeption of an Indian maiden OF their
own tribe in the village Of Pecos, about
thirty-fve miles distant from this city.
While youth be did not exhibit any ex-
traordinary qualities, but upon reach
ing manhood's estate showed himself to
be q great hunter and possessed Of super
natural powers. After dwelling with
the tribe for long period and perform
ing many miraculous deedshe departed,
going southwark. On the eve OF his
tourney he is reported to have lighted
sacred fire, which he told his people to
keep burning until his return. Al
though this. was long centuries ago, it
is said that the Indians have scrupu-
lously obeyed the injunction and have
never allowed the fire to die out. They
have continuously, through successive
generations, Kept the sl1mbering en-
bers aglow. At least this is their story,
and it is largely believed, especially by
those who have seen the fire gllmmer-
ing in their old adobe temple.
In 1887 thespubeblo, or town, of Pecos
was sold. 1t was on a Spanish grant.
and at that period the Indians removed
the sacred fire with great care to Taos,
where it is still burning and viewed
with reverential awe. Some of the In
dians ofthe present day have 80 much
confidence in the return of Montezuma
that they get out upon their house.tops
every morning with the rising of the
sun and look anxiously into the far dis
tance for his coming. Even though
many of the Pueblo Indians have out
wardly EN- braced the Christian religion,
yet they maintain their faith in Monte
yuma, whom they regard as their savior
or sovereign. They are q docie and in,
dustrious people, who live a pastoral
life. As communities they are far more
prosperous and live far better than the
majority of the natives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
Novel Plan to Reclaim Desert Lands.

1t has lately been proposed to SINK
experimental artesian wells upon the
new and arid public lands for the pur-
pose Of irrigation. There are 900, ,000,-
600 acres in the arid region, which in
cludes Arizona, Dakota, Idaho, Mon
tana, New Mexico. Utah. Wyoming,
Colorado and Nevada, and portions of
California, Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon,
Washington, Texas and the Indian Ter
ritory. Not one per cent. of this land
has vet been sold by the United States,
and it must remain unsold for years to
come unless some means are found to
supply it with water. Government
surveys show that 2"0,000,000 acres Of
this tract are mountainous, where even
with an abundance of water agriculture
would be impossible. An equal amount
consists of lava beds-"bad lands ~
without soil or vegetation, and desert
plains of drifting sand. This leaves an
area of 5OO,OO0,00O acres OF plain and
valley land susceptible of high cultiva-
tion, and wanting only water. Under
the most favorable conditions probably
not more than three per cent. OF this
land can be reclaimed by the ultiliza-
ton OF rivers and small streams now
available. The remainder, to some ex-
tent, is utilized for pasturage, but thu
growth of grass is so scanty that it re-
quires from fifteen to twenty acres for
the support of each head of cattle, and
for this reason the land, of course,
could not be protitably sold. In Colo
RADIO alone are 40,OO0,000 acres of this
land, capable of producing twenty-five
to thirty bushels ofwheat per acre, if ir-
rigated. The people of the West desire
Congress to appropriate $50,oo0 for bor-
ing artesian wells, the land being the
property Of the government. Private
enterprise will not undertake the exper-
iment, but let the practicability of irriga-
ton by artesian. wells once be estab-
lished and private purchasers will be
found who will carry on the work OF
boring at their own expense. Some of
the ablest geologists in the country have
expressed the opinion that flowing wells
can be obtained in many localities on
the plains east and west of the Rocky
mountains, and the commissioner OF ag-
riculture. under whose auspices special
attention has been given to the subject,
has recommended that artesian wells be
sunk.-BoSton Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
When Trousers Were First Worn.

It is generally known to us middle
aged men, by " tradition" that breeches
began 10 give place to trousers during
the first decade OF the present century,
but it is not generally known LLat
trousers were actually worn by London
exquisites in the latter years OF the last
century. 1T will be observed" SAYS
writer in "Arliss' Pocket Magazine OF
Classic and Polite Literature" new
series, volume three, 1925, from the
following description of a dandy, pub
lished in 1871, that trousers were then
in fashion, and were considered as a
ridiculous article of dress: Advertise
ment Extraordinary Lost. last Satur-
day night. supposed in the lobby OF the
new theater, an overgrown baby, who
arrived but two days ago in town from
the country. He had on a lig ght- colored
coat, with cape hanging carelessly over
his shoulders; pair of his fathers
breeches, which reach down to his
ankles, and an old pair of his grand
mammals spectac!es, which he con-
verted into an opera glass. He had on
his sisters high-crowned hat, and his
hahn cut 80 short that you might OBJ
serve his bare poll. Laughs great
deal; can swear a few fashionable oaths,
but does not know how to write his
name. Answers to the name of Master
Jackey. AS he had only sixpence n
week pocket-money, it is feared he is
detained in some cake-shop for his reck-
oning, if so, all demands shall be
cheerfully paid if he is restored to his
disconsolate PARENTS" Burlesque ad-
vertisements, such as the foregoing,
ere not uncommon in old magazines.
Notes and Queries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
The F00p to Make Flesh.

In general we do not think health is
promoted by "taking thought too
much about it. But on the other hand
there is no advantage in Ignorance.
Here is hint from the Toledo Blade:
Sugar, syrup, fresh cheese, wheaton
grits, hominy and Juicy meats are the
will get plump on brown bread and
wheaton grits, or oatmeal twice a day,
with meat and plenty of vegetables at
breakfast and dinner, and q supper of
brown biscuit, with sweetmeats, cheese
and cream, or coffee drank with plenty
of sugar and milk. 1t is not necessary
to eat largely if the appetite does not
call for it, but the food must be tempt
ing, and if the hun ger is keen, any one
who would be plump and spirited must
not be afraid to indulge it. Unrelishing,
distasteful food, though it may be con,
sidered healthy, will not nourish and
stimulate like what is piquant and
savory, and changed in variety day by
'6sp
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
The Preachers Device.

A preacher who had been preaching
on trial in country church in Northern
Pennsylvania was tackled by an older
preacher and told that it would please
the congregation greatly if he would
quote a little Latin, Greek and Hebrew
in his sermons, as if taking for granted
that his hearers understood it, when in
reality none of them knew anything
about those languages. The preacher
looked puzzled. He didn't know any
thing of either Hebrew, Greek or Latin
himself, but he was a native of Wales,
and thought they wouldn't know the
difference if he gave them 4 little Welsh
every time. So he made Scripture
quotation in his first sermon to them,
and said: "This passage, brethren, has
been slightly altered in the translation.
It is only in the orr iginal Hebrew that
YOU can grasp its full meaning. | will
read it to you in Hebrew, 50 that you
may comprehend it more exactly" and
he gave them the passage in very good
Welsh. They liked it first rate, and
presently he gave them some Welsh as
Greek, and then some more as Latin.
Then he was going to give them the
ChaIdaic version in Welsh, when he
saw a Welshman sitting by the door,
almost bursting with suppressed laugh
ter. The preacher didn't let on, but in
stead of the Welsh quotation ne was GO
ing to give, said in Welsh: For good;
ness sake, my friend, don't say u word
about this till 1 have chance to talk
with YOU" The Welshman never told
on him, and the congregation, COM
pletely deceived, called. him to be their
pastor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
Living OH Sea Weed.

A correspondent on the British gun
boat Goshawk, which is distributing
meal among the w estern islands, writes
from Innishark, Oft Galway: 1t is a
terrible state OF affairs. Fi1ry families
here exc out Il miserable existence.
Their land is rock and soft bog. Hun
ger and want are everywhere visible.
The people 90 naked and without food.
Many are slowly starving to death.
Such scenes of appalling restitution l
never before witnessed. Every step we
took brought before our view new and
more fearful pictures vi desLltutlon and
suffering. The more we SAW tile more
certain did death from starvation appear
the inevitable fate Of nearly every man,
woman and child on the island.
Gaunt, thin and pale were the faces OF
the men, who were naturally of hercu-
lean build. The features Of the woman
and children were overspread by the
chastity pallor of hunger. In many
cabins children crouched, shivering and
almost naked, around the fire. When l
entered they sprang behind their mother,
whose single garments thin dress
was but the slightest protection against
the wind which blew through the
broken roof. On tho fire was the din
ner-a pot Of brown green seaW eed:
II ia certain that unless they are we'll
cared for dozens will die OF starvation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
A DueI on Horseback,

The Earl of Glencairn challenged
Lieutenant-Ge Sir George Monro
for grossly opprobrious language used
bv Linn toward the Highland troops, as
being mo other than pack of bieves
and robbers" They met in a field near
Dornoch, by gray daylight. They were
both well mounted on horseback; each
of them were to have one pistol, after
discharging of which they were to tight
with broad-swords. The pistols were
fired without doing hurt. They then
engaged with their swords. and
after few passes my lord had the good
fortune to give Sir George a sore stroke
On his bridle-hand, whereupon Sir
George cried out that he was not able
to command his horse; and l hope,"'
SAYS he, "you will fight me on foot. "
"Ye carle," says my lord, II will let
ysu know that I am match for you
either on foot or horsebak." VIII ere
upon they both alighted and at the
first bout my lord gave him a sore
stroke on the brow, about an inch above
his ewes, which bled 50 much that. he
could not see. His lordship was going
to thrust him through the body, but
John White, his man, pushed up his
sword, and said: "You have enough
of him, my lord" His lordship, in n
passion, gave John a stroke over the
shoulders, and then took his horse and
came to his quarters. Monro and ms
brother went to headquarters, but with
much ado, for the bleeding at head and
hand. There only attendants as seconds
were Lord Glencairn's trumpeter and
valet-his man, John, Grove mentioned
and Lieutenant Colonel Alexander
Monro, younger brother of Sir George.
Notes and Queries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
By the Stream.


Sweet tangled banks, where o1.eTed daisie
grow
And scarlet poppies CLEAN;
Sweet changing lights that ever come and 60
Upon the quiet stream
Once more see the nash Of splendid wings,
As dragon flies fit by;
Once more for me the small sedge-warbler
sings .a.! 4.
Beneath a sapphire sky.
Once more feel the simple, fresh content
found in stream and soil,
When golden summers slowly came and went
And mine was all their spell.
I find amid the honeysuckle flowers
And shy torget-me-not
Old boyish memories OF lonely hours
Passed in this Silent spot.
Oh, God OF nature, how thy kindness keeps
Some changeless things on earth
And he who roams tar of and tolls and weeps
Comes home to learn their worth.
Gay visions vanish, worldly schemes may tail,
Hope provo an idle dream, ,
But still the blossoms flourish, red and pale,
Beside my native stream.
Sunday Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
The Untold Story.

The morning was warm and bright,
and the robins were whistling in the
trees behind the hospital. The sun that
made the morning so mild, streamed in
at the half-curtained window and
lighted up the wan featurers Of q poor
sufferer lying on a cot in the lone ward.
Tt was q young man. and he was
stranger in the city All that was known
of him was that he had been found early
one morning lying beside the railroad
track with his lower limbs crushed and
bleeding. He was taken to the hos
pital, and when he recovered sufficiently,
he said that he had fallen beside the
track weak from hunger and loss of
sleep. His eyes frightened as a sister OF
charity entered the ward, and ne asked
that his cot be pushed near the W indow,
which being done he begged that the
window might be raised The sister
refused. Z i b. 49,.
"Please, please raise the window" he
pleaded" it will not be for long, and l
want to hear the birds sing this morn
ing. Raise the window, good sister; l
have something to tell YOU"
| With some misgivings the sister did
as she was requested, and the patient
dragged himself upward with great pain
until his arms rested upon the sill.
Then he spoke with difficulty:
"Oh, what a happy day this was to
have been for me. l knew the bircs
would sing to-day. 1 knew they would
sing for Matte and me to-day. Hear
m-out-there-in the treee- Oh !!
Matte. Matte, / was innocent OF the
cri-."
The poor fellow was, exhausted and
his head dropped upon his thin, wasted
arms, while the tears flowed from his
eyes. The sister gently raised him from
the position into which he had fallen,
and prepared to lay his head upon the
g am much to blame for allowing
YOU to talk. You must be quiet, now" "
:" No! mol" he whispered, ,hoarSely. II
want to tell you now. have on ~ a
few minutes to wait. We were to
have been-married to-day. Iwas-ac.
cused (oh, will the pain never leave me
for a moment)-quick! see, here is her
picture"
The sufferers breath came faster, and
he grew paler as he tore away a small
locket fastened with cord around his
neck. D.. .,--..r 49,. -.
"Send it to Matte and say that.God
knows was an innocent. The address
is -"
The poor boys head fell upon the win:
dow-sill, but the bri ght sunbeams could
bring no warmth TO the face that was
growing icy cold, and only He who
made the sun to shine knew the story
that was left untold.-Detroit Free Press
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
The TRAGEDY of the Cottage.

Henry King has an article in Rca't!h''e'
on life in a Kansas cattle town, from
which we-make this extract:
1t was bland, moonlit, beautiful
NIGHT. and we rambled aimlessly out
along the railroad track, away from
easy hearing, but still within sight of
the town. until suddenly we found our
selves looking upon the Conwell cottage,
as it was styled. The open prairie lay
about it. and no other building could
be seen for mile or more in any dlrec,,
ton; it was untenaDted and DARK: ana
though now sorely beset by creeping
vines, and things that grow only where
sill nee invites them, we could yet see
that it had at one time been tcmptingly
neat and cosy-and our imagination
readily restored it to life, and bright
ness. and abourding merriment.,.
It was the landlord-or was it the
ministerp-who had rehearsed for us
the mysterious and bitter story of this
deserted cottage. The man whose
name still clung to it, and set it apart,
had built it while Grand avenue was
but grass aud cacti, and New Sharon
only a ranch where accidental Santa Fe
freight wagons halted over night: No
stranger site could have been selected
for such bird. cage Of dwelling; and
when Conwell brought woman to live
in it with him-a woman of wonderful
beauty. with ever so many rich dresses.
and diamonds, and laugh like larK's
song (the ranchmen said)-it was ro-
mantle and perplexing enough for
novel. But by and By the railroad ar,
rived, and the town was started, ana
the cowboys occupied the scene; ana
then one day there came q portly;
bearded man, who talked in low ana
coaxing tones, but with a wild look in
his eyes. This man inquired for Con-
well and the handsome woman. partlcu'
larly the woman. Nobody knew, o
course, what his errand was; had the
townsfolk suspected it, they would
hardly have shown him the cottage.
He found her there alonc-attircd as II
for o ball-and asked her to tell him the
truth, on her soul. it is supposed; and
when she had finished he deliberately
shot her to the heart, kneeling at his
feet. Then lie stopped and lifted her
up, and stood with her in his arms,
when some passing hcrdsrilen thrust
open the door o see what had happenec.
He laid the dead body on = couch, d.
rectly, looked at it intentIy for mo;
ment, took one OF the hands in his, ano
spoke to those about him: "She was
mine, and l killed her. She's good ann
white again Mt last. I've saved her,
The limp hand dropped, and he SeeMe1di
talking to himself, as he added: ~
she had loved him, he might have haa
her, for all me; but she didn't love MN,
she told me she didn't. 1t was the hne
clothes, the ane clothes!" Then he oent
over and kissed her forehead once; sol
cmnly. A minute later he turned MS
back upon her; and he said with
CHASTITY smile: '"I feel easier in my
mind than I've felt atore in two years.
I'll 20 now" And that was all--n one
offering to stop him or to question hlm,
even When he walked aboard Of the
train next morning; and Conwell never
came back to the cottage any more: ana
the cottage itself was Stunned and sur
rendered to the vines and weeds. m we
saw II.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST. =

England paid sls,soo,ooo for foreign
eggs in 1879. .r..g.... ,l4. .-nL
The wealth Of Harvard university has
increased SO, COO, 900 since 1879.
Tile chief cook at the Union club, in
New York, is paid SO, 900 a year.
Advertising is yeast that makes the
business rise.-Danielso1viue Sentinel.
Tennyson has his tobacco sent him
from America, and he smokes clay
pipes. ".:.' " ."...' e..
A colored man who cooks terrapin at
the Maryland club. Baltimore, earns
over $4,000 q year. ,... ..,,rft
"Soled again" as the cobbler re-
marked when he finished tappinga pair
of shoes.-Rome Sentinel. -.
It is estimated that 5000 additional
miles of railroad will be built In Texas
within the next three years. i:.'I
The great Cornish copper srhelter,
JOHN Michael Williams, recently died,
leaving $40, OOO, 900 estate. n.l {
1t is not every soldier that would
make a good carpenter, but thousands
of them can make good wheel right.
!ltReporters who find themselves "'finan-
cially embarrassed, are just as good at
giving as taking notes. .-Yonkers &ates-
man. -.'..'.'.- - 49,
1t has been figured out that our So
00O, 900 inhabitants consume on an aver
age forty-three pounds OF sugar per head
during twelve months. .~..
There are so many idle doctors in
London that one of the busy ones who
recently advertised for an assistant offer
ing $500 year, received between 400
and 500 answers. .T .. {
David Burns is the oldest living boat
man on the Kentucky river, having been
born in l79l. He has walked from New
Orleans to Frankfort, KY, $500 miles,
six times. .,....,
Every man who has become President
of the United States has been elected
during q leap year. This is something
for the girls to wonder over.-Philadel-
phia Chronicle. .''I... 80
There is astanding offer on the part
of the Bahama legislature OF $40 600
year for ten years to any company that
will lay cable between Nassau and the
United States. ~
The New Orleans Rcayune is forty
three years old. twas started as IN
experiment in journalism. and got its
name from the coin Tor which it was
sold.--six and a half cents copy,
The singular phenomenon has been
frequently observed in the mountain
GUS parts of Switzerland. Baden, Bayi-
ria and elsewhere in Europe. in the
course of the current winter, that it has
been generally warmer in the elevated
districts, on the hills and mountains,
than in the plains and valleys.
There's demon in the glass
Dash it downt rdi
With chain Of triple brnss-
Dash it down!
There is many bosom's throe,
And world OF hitter woe, 90
Lying underneath .ts flow =.
Dash it down!
'." old Soro'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31

There was an incident of the Dow
trial, at Belton, Texas, that most un-
accountably escaped the attention of
the local press, and yet is entirely too
good to be lost. When one of the female
witnesses was asked by the prosecuting
lawyer, of well-known oonvivial turn
of mind, if she believed in the Bible,
she replied emphaically that she did.
"Do you believe, then, that wives
should be obedient to their husbandsP"
asked the lawyer. She snapped her
eyes and responded: mot when their
husbands come home drunk. like you
do" You could have heard paper OF
pins fall for ten minutes afterward.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31

A remarkable popularity Of the
natives of Southern China is that the
great toe of each foot is separated from
the Others like the thumb Of the hand,
and can be used in much the same man
ner, although not to an equal extent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31
The Marked Grave

Bowie's rangers, out on the trail,
Had galloped from early dawn;
But the prairie road was cool and sweet
And green as a garden lawn, -
And the STRONG air stirred the blood like
The strong air, s,,hted with flowers and pine
Silent and stern andready to fight, p. IA
They followed the Indian foe, & :, q
Till Bowie cried: Let the brides tail,
For the sun is sinking low,
We must feed and rest or we shall fail,
Though; fifty miles on,the Lipan TRAIL
They had reached the grove Of mighty oaks,
Into the shadows they went;
The saddles were loosened. and beasts and
We're glad Of their leaty tent.
ar Said Bowie: "Just lake your rifle Hays,
sAnd see how theland around US lays" sf$
TIE youth went forward with head-up step;
Came back with quicker tread.
"Captain, found beneath yon oak
s---A man that hatis--"~"Dead!' "Quite dead.
His saddle and whip beside him lay,y
& Iireckon his horse has strayed away"
: Yes, dead he lay in the blowing grass, II
Lay sleeping like any child,
One arm was under his curly head,
=, HE lips 7still family smiled. q \
Booted and spurred he had gone to rest,
But boxed Ike man that death had blessed.
there was'nosA ! wound, or p,att, or stain
There was not a line to tell
From whence he came, or what was his
name, 4 y 4 &A.-s =, a-I%A - -
Nor where he was wont to dwell.
"Well, nomatter," said Bowie, because
Where weknow nothing at all God knows!"
They dug him grave beneath the oak, -
And Bowie, ,,with a:huntipg knie,s I
Cut dep il itslixng bark tie date {
WhentM ssraegerstspp@ from Rfe. =
Meu ehscine do wn.J With a solemn psuse,7a
Cut under the date two words: "God knows"
Lille E. Barr, in The INDEPENDENT.
2IW2 IN " AI G!s@ vi a.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31

THE first friction matches were six
inches long and five cents apiece. Con-
siderable prejudice was raised against
their use by their occasional explosion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31

The tramp law Of Ohio is working
we'll. In this particular it differs very
materially from the tramp himself
Keokuk Gate CIy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-31

It is the short men who should get
married. The long ones don't need to
be spGced. d.-Lo,UeW Ssls.