The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-21

Chicago is to have one OF the DlggesI
glucose factories in the world. Chi
cago and New York capitalists have
put $3.50, 600 capital into the concern
and paid 100000 to start with for .
location on the west side of the south
branch. Factories costing $500, 900 and
employing 700 men areto be built within
year, and they expect to work up
l5,0 900 bushels Of corn daily into 500
bushels of glucose.
There talk of constructing a
crystal palace in the parks of St. Cloud,
near Paris. The ruins of the old palace
would be removed, and on its site would
arise handsome structure surmounted
by costly dome and containing con-
servatories, gigantic aquarium. a
panorama, museums Of science and art,
and theater. Model farms would also
be established in the immediate neigh.
borhood, and there would be pigeon
shooting and other pleasure grounds.
We have a remarkable account OF
three maiden sisters in Jessamlne
county, KY, who were born together in
1927, and are now fifty-three years of
age. Such has heen the affection OF
these three sisters for each other that
they have gone but little into society,
and have resolutely maintained u life OF
celibacy even unto this day. When
lust verging into womanhood their
father (who is now dead) exacted from
them q VOW never to marry and never
to separate until death. And this prom
ise they have religiously kept.
Everybody knows that of late there
has been extraordinary activity in rail-
way constitution in the United States,
but the magnitude of the movement has
not been very definitely determined un-
til now, and the result is such rs may
we'll create astonishment. The New
York Bulletin has statement showing
that from the first of September nearly
5000 miles have been constructed, and
10, GAL miles projected. Total construc-
tion and projection 1852 These enter
prises, it is calculated, will absorb $685.
Gov, 900 of capital.
A Norwegian. Ernest Frolich. thinks
he has found in the Indian rice OF
American swamps q living proof OF the
truth OF Snorre Sturlson's history OF
Left Ericsson's visits to America nearly
nine hundred years ago The voyagers
reported finding in Vineland not only
an abundance of wild grapes, but also
kind of grain which Mr.. Frolich believes
to have been the Indian rice or wild
rye. 1t grows plentifully in swampy
localities, as did the grain described by
Ericsson.
The government of Panama has been
seriously exercised because two United
States ships of war lately began taking
soundings in certain harbors OF that
country. This excitement is part of the
canal agitation. But these United
States ships have nothing to do with the
canal. TEey are simply continuing
work begun long ago, in connection
with American coast and ocean surveys
taking soundings for the purpose OF
making charts of the coast and harbor
waters for the benefit of navigation for
the whole world, rs we'll as for the COM
merce of the United States.
The history of the famous pearl neck
lace once belonging to the Empress
Eugene acquires new interest from the
fact that it is now offered for sale. The
leading jewellers of Europe were three
years in collecting pearls of requisite
size and luster, and the price paid for
it was 100000. 1t consisted of seven
rows of pearls, each pearl being the size
of n large pea. After the empress flight
to England she sent it to London to be
sold. 1t was purchased by the King OF
Holland, who presented it to the cele-.
brated Madam Musard. After the death
of this lady it figured in the sale of her
Jewels, and was bought by dealer in
second d-hand goods, in whose possession
it still remains. The price now de-
manded for it is less than half of its
original cost, being $4,000.
A Bohemian innkeeper was bitten
some weeks ago by his own house dog
Unwilling to kill the animal, he con-
signed it to the town gravedigger. en-
Joining that solemn person to take care
of it until further orders. A few DAYS
later the innkeeper was attacked by hy-
drophobia. and died in excruciating
agony. The sanitary authorities ap'
piled to the gravedigger Tor the mad dog
committed to his custody. Their as
tonishment may be more readily con-
ceived than described when the sexton
calmly observed: THE mad dog? l
have eaten himw "You bave eaten the
mad dog?" "Better that than he should
eat mel" rejoined the gravedigger. It
would appear not only that tbis man OF
strange appetites had swallowed and
digested the rabid animal, but that it
had agreed with him.
A French dyer in business in Moscow
has charming daughter, but she is as
cold rs she is beautiful. She not only
will have nothing to do with any, OF the
legion of young men who would pay
their court to her. but if hey write to
her she shows their letters to her father,
who has not the best Of tempers. rs may
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