The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-02-18
TIMELY TOPICS.

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The London World has "no reason to
doubt the truth of the statement current
in society last week to the effect that
the two sons of the Prince of Wales,
now serving on board the Bacchante,
have been induced by some foolish COM
panion to allow themselves each to be
tattooed on the nose with an anchor
emblem. The prince and princess are
said to be in despair about the affair !;
and all the medical science of London
has been consulted as to the possibility
of obliterating the marks"
Numerous cases of depredations by
wolves have recently occurred in Hun
gary. A band of these animals passed
through enc of the suburbs of Temesvar,
destroying any animal which was rot
housed. A clergyman who was
returning home in a sledge from
neighboring town was beset by
a pack of wolves. He bade the driver
make all possible speed; but at a sharp
turning the sledge was upset, the clergy
man was thrown out, and torn to pieces
before the eyes of the terrified driver.
In country village few wolves came
boldly at midday into the inn yard and
devoured an ass; and at Szalouta shep-
herd was killed and eaten as he was
passing along the road at night.
Mr.. Tennyson is described in interest
ing fashion by a. clever correspondent of
the San Francisco Chronicle. "Nobody,"
says the writer. would suspect him for
poet now. His face is strong, and his
eyes have certain brightness, but he is
scanned, rather than wrinkled, from
forehead to chin; he appears to be
puffy; he is partially bald; he stoops and
shuff1es; dresses ordinarily and care
lessly, and has generally rustic mien
and denotement. He does not affect,
and never has affected, general so.
eiety, and the fact shows in his bearing
and slovenly raiment." The corre-
spondent adds that Mr.. Tennyson has
made such wise investment of his large
literary earnings that his entire prop.
perty is probably worth $1,000, ,000-a
remarkable fortune for poet.
The successful expedition Of Professor
Nordenskjold has proved that the
shores of the Arctic sea are not so in
hospitable as has been generally sup.
posed. Perhaps the most interesting Of
the minor discoveries made by the
learned explorer is the finding of new
re .uedy against the draad of all naviga-
tors and the particular scourge of Arctic
expeditions-nan ely, scurvy.. 1t ap:.
pears that there was not single case of
this disease during the whole voyage;
and this remarkable fact is due. not to
the employment of limejuice and other
antiscorbutics in ordinary use. but to
the use of a curious little berry, hitherto
unrecognized, produced by plant
which finds an ephemeral existence in
the snow and ice during the short Arctic
summer. The berries are found in great
abundance, and are said to be favorite
fruit with some of the natives of tho
great ice world. Its flavor resembles
that of the raspberry, but is more acid.
The mode of preparation adopted on the
voyage of the Vega was to dry the ber-
ries and then preserve them in the milk
of the reindeer, which was then allowed
to freeze. In this state the fruit can be
preserved for an indefinite period.
In some quart-rs there seems TO he
little doubt that diamonds will be made
sooner or later artificlally. A DR.. Percy,
writing 10 the London Times, says: II
agree with Mr.. Maskelyne in thinking
that there is reason to expect that the
diamond will some day be artifcially
produced. but if 80, possibly very long
period will be required to form Il crystal
of sufficient size and quality to be of any
commercial value. Alumina, the sub
stance of sapphire and ruby, has long
ago been crystalized, yet to this day
no artificial sapphire or ruby worth
farthing has appeared in the market.
The balas ruby, or red spinel. was
formed about lorty years ago by Ebel.
men in small but distinct crystals, of
which I have specimens in my collec-
ton; vet, 80 far rs I am aware, the
natural gem is alone known to jewelers..
Possessors of diamonds have not at
present any reason to fear that tile value
Of their property will be lowered by
the crystalizcd carbon of the chemical
laboratory"
In one of his St. Louis meetings, Mr..
Moody, the revivalist, recently remarked
that the telling OF individual experience
in religious matters was not only as a
rule tiuitless of good results, but in
many cases it was positively harmful.
The experiences of different persons va
ried according to their constitutions,
and in no two persons were the feelings
induced by conversion the same. To
some the knowledge came with the sud
denness of the lightning's flash, while to
others it was gradual as the dawn. In
no two persons is the process the same,
"for God does not repeat Himself" In
quirers must not be told, he said, of this
PERSONS experience ard of that persons.
If meetings for inquirers were properly
conducted there might be "a thousand
conversions where there are ten now"
He compared meetings to "clenching
the nail when it is driven home; to har-
rowing in the seed when sown, so that
Satan cannot pull them away az the
bearer passes out of the church door. "
Again, he likened them to " looking into
a net after it was thrown to see II 1t had
caught anything"