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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-02
Crime Hid In q Snow Man,

The three last days OF looO,
were excessively stormy ones in Stock
holm. 1t showed necessarily, and on
the first of November, when the tenn
pest ceased, the city was deep in drifts.
Passages had to be cut through the
lesser streets, snd q few of the principal
ones were cleared out. The street boys
amused themselves by building snow
men wherever they found room to set
one up.
Ga the night of the twenty first Of
November q policeman found four
young men making a snow man in the
open space which had been cleared in
front of the cllancellor's palace. They
wore NANTES and we're respectfully
dressed. They seemed startled at his
appearance, but went on with their
work, piling the snow up, beating it
hard, and carving it WHITTIER walking
sticks into the quite symmetrical SEM
blance Of q NAH. He cracked q joke
with them on their work and then con-
tinued his patrol.
Next morning the snow man in the
| chancellorate square was the topic OF
town talk. 1t was by far the handsomest
ant most life-like one in the city.
Crowds 1ocked to sec it; its icy brow
was covered with . wreath OF ever
creeDs, and the national flag was thrust
into it's frozen grasp. For y week its
popularity continued. Then it became
necessary to remove it to clear the plaza.
In digging it down the laborers uncov-
cred a dead body-the body of 3 real
man-which lad be entombed in this
counterfeit Of snow.
The corpse was that Of = victim oil
violence. The skull had been fractured
by heavy blows, and the features had
been mutila.ed to prevent recognition,
The body was naked, the clothing hav.
ing evidently been removed to securt
the same end which had prompted the
facial Disagreement.
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AdYerliSing in Onll Times,

One wnu SPEAKS from experience con-
tributes the following to an exchange:
I" 1t is useless to advertise in dull times;
it is a sheer waste of money" For thirty
years the writer of this has made adver-
Using a study, and knowing ali the Tins
and outs" of judicious expenditure in
the purchase of printers ink" feels
warranted in making the assertion that
those who are governed by the above
quoted idea are wrong in their judg-
ment and are not as successful in their
business operations as are those who
pursue an opposite course and do adver-
tise in dull times-so called. These lat
ter are the men who have yet to learn
the true meaning of the phrase dull
times" To be made popular, or pub
licly known. is the whole secret OF ad-
vertising. The continually keeping OF
q merchants name before the people in
the local paper and mentioning even
briefly the stock he has to sell, secures
the popularity, or notoriety-call it by
what name you will. =
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How to Drop Money in Church.

We are frequently asked, says an ex.
change, regarding the best manner OF
dropping money into the contribution
box ut church, and, after carefully con-
sidering the subject, we suggest the fol-
lowing rules:
First, if you feel particularly mean
and have only q penny to bestow, you
must keep it well covered in your hand,
and when the box is under your nose
! YOU must, with q quick, nervous motion,
lit your mite fall so that it shall escape
observation.
Second.-Ifyou have quarter or any
other silver coin Of 3 considerable size
to give, you may hold it in plain sight
between your thumb and foreinger and
when you deposit it you must let it drop
J from 4 comparative y lofty elevation, so
that it may make 2 musical jingle when
il reaches it's destination.
Tbirdly.-If you contemplate offering
a bill, you must not take your money
out of your vest pocket until the happy
moment GENES when your noighbors
can sec your unparalleled generosity.
The moment that the collector appears
at the pew-doJr is the one when you
must tumble for your money, and then,
having m~ethodically unfolded the bill,
and nut on your eyeglasses to ascertain
its denomination, you may slowly place
it on the top of the box These three
rules, we believe, will be sufficient Tor
all ordinary purposes.
N. B.-A button should always be
| placed in q blank envelope.
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Take Care OF Your Health.

The Rev. Robert Collyer was brought
I'M by a mother who had such q LAC
uity" that she managed to raise a family
of four children and provide for herself
and husband on four dollars and a hall
q week, which was all the father earned.
The bill of fare and its effect are thus
stated:
"Oatmeal and milk and oat-cake a
plenty, with q bit of meat always for the
worker, and sometimes for The smaller
fry, and a sip of tea on Sundays, stick
ing pudding that tires our chin,
with the marmalade spread over 50
thin potatoes and salt, and then more
oatmeal, and the result is that to this
day not one of US knows what you mean
by a SYSTEM ora Digestion or a con
stitution,' so strong and sure are the
foundations Of our life"
By this training Mr.. Collyer was able
to tell a class Of students what they
should do:
eff you want to do we'll, keep well, il
you possibly can. Donot let even your
education rob you of your health. 1t is
about the worst thing you can do under
the whip and spur of q noble purpose,
and it is what vast numbers do, to their
life. long regret"
When q fine painter took the butcher
to gee one Of his pictures, he said: AYE
Master Hayden, it's a grand picture,
but / doubt whether you could have
done it if you had not eaten my beef
And I think there was g grain of truth
in the remark.
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Cancels Hair.

For some five or six years past, says
the ST. Louis Republican, small quaint.
ties Of camei's hair have been shipped
10 this country to seek q market, and 1t
has been utilized in several ways, but
not to such IN extent as has usually been
imagined. Cancels hair consists OF sew
cral grades or qualities, from the wool
that lays close to the animals hide to
the long, shaggy hair which covers por-
tons OF the body All this hair or wool
is sheared from the animal the same as
wool from sheep, and pack d in bales
for transportation. Heretofore all
this material has come from
Western Asia, Arabia and Persia, from
whence it was sent westward through
Russia to the baltic ports, and there
shipped mostly to Liverpool and Lon
don, from whence it found its way to all
parts Of the world. The fber, though
long, is coarse and Strong, and makes
dress coed for winter wear Of a some
what rough and shaggy appearance. 1t
is only woven into cloth. however, with
a wool body, as its texture would not
admit of it's being used alone. The
coarser hair and the wool that accom-
panies it q! . used in the manufacture OF
carpets, an are found well adapted Tor
that purpose. Though popular toa GER
tain extent. the use Of camel's hair in the
United States has been somewhat lin
tied but an effort is now making 10
import it in larger quantities, and to
lind new uses for it. The importations
heretofore through Russia have been ex-
pensive, but recently large quantities
lave been obtained from China,
and recently the first invoice, con-
sisting Of n ton, started from
this city overland. Occasionally small
lots have arrived from China in
sailing vessels around Cape Horn =;
but the trade in this way has been so in
significant that no notice has been taken
of it, and the chief supply has, UP to the
present, been had by way Of Euro; e.
Now, however, it is foundthat the direct
trade with China is the most profitable,
and every port vii! be made to foster it:
Since the first of the year the arrivals OF
camoi's hair from all sources have been
much larger than ever before, and as the
thread is thought we ! Of, some new
uses will be found Tor it.
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Fashion Notes.
High heels are going out OF use.
Trains are either square or round.

High heels are going out OF use.
Trains are either square or round.
Portemonneicc and purses OF plush
are all the rage.
Black lace Jerseys r worn studded
with jet beads.
Handkerchief suits are very popular
for little girls.
Gloves for the deepest mourning are
of undressed kid.
White plush forms a large part OF the
latest bridal costumes.
White serge flannel is a new material
for evening home wear.
Quantities of lace are worn in any
style preferred around the neck.
Evening dresses are made with the
front and sides close and clinging.
Paris begins to appreciate the Ameri-
can revival Of Quaker styles OF dress.
White pineapple silk kerchiefs, en-
broidered in gold, are worn around the
neck.
Fashionable women have taken q
fancy to wear broad and low heels to
their shoes.
French ladies Wear skirts of plated
plush in all colors, with tunics or over
dresses Of silk or cashmere.
We poke bonnet is becoming only to
thin, tall women with a picturesque
Greco-Roman caste of c~ountenance.
A black lace cap Of pulled net, held
down by gold bands on the hair, is very
becoming to either blondes or bru'
nettes.
Much of the elegance OF a lady's drese
is made up of comparatively trifing
accessories-little elegant nothings,
flowers, iaces, and ribbons, dainty
gloves, and b%ewitcning slippers.
The fashionable colors for evening
dresses are cream white, apricot, salmon,
lavender, mauve. heliotrope, and
amethyst. Pale blue and rose color are
never out of date.
A very pretty walking. dress is IN
violet-purple silk, the skirt laid in q
largo flat plating, over which is placed
q broad scarf of violet plush, knotted
behind. The silk corsage has q double
collar of the plush. The pockets, cuffs
and vest front of the corsage are in silk,
embroidered with gold in a very fine
and delicate pattern. Hat of violet silk,
trimmed with band of plush and with ia
tuft of marabou feathers powdered with
gold.
The fashion in plush extends from
bonnets, where the strings and cover
ings are of plush, to the cloaks which
are trimmed with this elegant material,
the jackets which are made OF it, and TO
the dresses which show a p%rofusion OF
plush in their construction; and even
the brides now are welded in costume
of white plush; but this last is not in
good taste.
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The Quickest Trains in the World.

The pace of the quickest trains in
England, says an English paper, Is
greater by ten miles in hour than that
Of the quickest trains of any other
country. In Great Britain the average
velocity of the express is fifty miles an
hour. In Belgium it never exceeds
forty-one miles an hour; between Paris
and Bordeaux it is t%hirty-nine and a
half miles an hour. In Russia and some
parts of Switzerland the rate is
twenty-seven miles IN hour.
Per contra, in England railway
travelling is attended with more risk
than IN any other country in the world.
Ye:: even thus the periIs of the steam
locomotive are much exaggerated, fra
French statistician, after q very labc'
rious examination OF tile deaths occur
ring from railway accidents over the
surface ci the whole earth, states the
result OF lis examination thu: "If q
persOn were to live continually in q rail-
way carriage, and spend all his time in
railway .:.veling, the chances in favor
of his Gsing from railroad accident
won d net occur until he was $50 years
old
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Shooting Guanac0.

The following extract is from Lady
Dixie's work, "Across Patagonia" At
last my husband got q slot at a little
knot of four CT five, who were standing
together, almost out of range. One fell,
and the others took to their heels. With
a cry of triumph we galloped up to the
wounded one, but to u dismay, at our
approach. he sprang to his feet and
! started off ut full speed after his com.
p~anions, to all appearances unhurt;
Squirting our horses we followed
closely in his wake, down steep ravines,
up hills. owe the plains, at times
losing him altogether, but always
catching sight OF him again going
80 fresh as ever, till at last we
began to despair OF ever running. him
down. Gradually, and no
wonder, our jaded horses began to show
signs of exhaustion; we had run them
almost to q standstill, and, rejecting on
the distance we had to ride back to the
camp, we were just going to rein in.
when the guanaco suddenly stopped and
Law down. y /" But when we got
to within about six yards of him, up he
got, and galloped off again, distancing
US at every stride. Hesitating what to
do, we kept in his wake, though all the
time we were wishing we mad never
started after him. Slower and slower
our painting horses struggled toward a
ravine, down the side OF which the gu
anaco had disappeared. Wecame to its
edge and. looked down. The guanaco
was nowhere to be seen. We
were at q loss to imagine what
could have become of him. He had not
climbed the otherside or We should have
seen him emerge on the plain, nor could
he have gone along the ravine, either to
the right or the left, as VIC commanded
q view OF it in both directions for a long
distance. In this dilemma we were
staring open-mouthed with astonish:
ment about us, when something moved
in the long grass below, and directing
our steps thither we came upon our
guanaco. lying stretched out in q pool o.
blood. The movement that had drawn
our attention 10 him had evidently been
his last effort, for he was now quite
dead. Examining him, we found the
bullet had entered his side, and, passing
through the lungs and lights, had
lodged near the spine; and yet, thus
severely wounded, he had gone quite ter
miles at q cracking pace
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was the diapers mo doubt about

7 was the draperS-yes..n no .uOuoI:aoouI
it; and SO it was.
When Dick reached the spot the ex-
| element was very great Tile ware
house beneath the house where the hre
had commenced had been piled with
cotton goods, and the flames had made
great hecdway before it was discovered.
| Tie upper part of the house was already
in flames, and the active tOwnspeople
| were busily throwing up all the water
t!lcv could collect, while q solitary fire
| man, awaiting tue tardy arrival OF the
| engine, in vain attempted to keep order.
Us every one out OF the houseP" he
was asking, as Dick CO re within a r
shot. .
"Ay! az" replied many voices at
once. The children and the servant and
the master and his wife are all safe. ,
"Thank God forthat." said Dick, and
with less thrilling excitement ne stood
among the spectators, when suddenly a
woman's voire was heard, in tones OF
agonizing appeal.
e"Save niul! Save Joe Miller, some Of
YOU men! Are none of you men enough
to 60? His room is the back attic! It's
safe yet! Will none Of you go Tor hlm!'
1t was Susie's Voice. Changed as IL
was with the sharp ~entreaty in it, Dick
recognized it. He started. Into his
mind came q horrid thought. His rival
was having his deserts burning, per-
haps s%uffocating to death!
For q moment he enjoyed it. Every
base instinct in his nature reveled In the
thought. But Susie had seen him. She
sprang forward and caught his arm. .
Dick" she cried, elf you ever loved
me, save him, for I love HIM" .
Dick gave one look into her face. A
moment, terrible in it's agony as that OF
death, passed. He seized her hands.
"Kiss mel" he said-"kiss me as you
have him!"
Susie, without a word, put her lips up
ID his. and in another moment his foot
was on the ladder which, reared against
the house, seemed wreathed in flames.
He reached the attic-Window In safety,
and disappeared throughit
TIE crowd Of villagers IL the street
held their breath in suspense while they
awaited the reappearance of our hero.
Scarcely n minute had elapsed, how
ever, ere Dick reappeared atthe window,
holding by the'arm hisrival, still scarce
" awakened, and pushing him on the
ladder, prepared to follow him in bis
rapid descent TO the ground.
But the excitement had unnerVed
him, or the heat and flames dazzled
him; for while Joe descended safely
amid the acclama,ions of the crowd,
Dick stood as if uncert lin, paused in his
descent, staggered and fell prone into
the smoking ashes and debris on the
ground.
Those who had witnessed his heroic
deed rushed to his help, but it was soon
plain that he was beyond it. They
raised his lead, and would have moved
him from the dangerous falling beams;
but as they attempted it he opened his
eyes, smiled in Susie's face, and saying,
III meet thee, mother!" fell back
dead.
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Domestic Uses for Ferrets.

The country suferst the loss OF millions
of dollars annually by The ravagcs OF
rats, when by keeping one ferret farmers
could rout the last one of the pests from
their premises. Ferrets are similar 10
the weasel in HABITS and size, but they
have been domesticated and used for ex-
pellipg rats in England for centuries.
Mine are white, very small in size, and
SO tame that I can call them to me and
handle them as l please.
If nursery men are bothered
with rabbits lurking about and enawnig
their trees, with q ferret they can catch
the last one. No matter where they
burrow, the little fellows will start
them in no time. If ! can find where q
rabbit has taken to a hole in the ground,
place n sack over the hole, let in the
ferret, and in less time than it takes to
tell it the rabbit is in the sack-Sprsng-
field co., Ratr~t'
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The Happy Man.

By day, no biting cares asssll
Nv peaceful, calm, contented breast;
By night my slumbers neverlisa
OF welcome rest.
Soon as the sun, with orient beams,
Gilds the fair chambers Of the day,
Musing 1 trace the m%urmuripg streams
That wind their way.
Around me nature nils the scene
With boundless plenty and delight;
And touched with Joy sincere, serens'
bless the sight.
bless the kind, creating power
Exerted thus for irnil mankind;
Atwhose command descends the shower,
And blows the wind.
Happy the mar who thus at ease,
Content with that which nature gives;
Him guilty terrors never seize; :
He truly lives. =
-Cham6er5 Journal
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What il Costs to Smoke,

The cost of regular smoking, says an
exchange, is shown by the following
computation, upon the basis of q weekly
expenditure of 81, the amount 1926 being
brought in as capital at the end Of every
six months, at seven per cent. per an.
mum, compound interest. 1t amounts
to, ut the end of
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"NoW Won better let me put q set of

"Now you better let me put p set of
these weather strips Oh your doors.
pleaded the agent in an insinuating
voice; "they keep the house very
warm But the man said no. his wife's
mother was stopping with them, and he
guessed it would be warm enough with
out the strips, and the agent. being q
sensible man, saw it that way too, and
went out to hunt up another customer.
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After the Feast.

AitcI INV kCSSts
Tho bells chime softly in the gloom;
The guests are gone; the fire is low;
wait within the echoing room
To greet mine own before l 60.
Vine own for whom, beside the board,
To-day no empty chair was set;
For whom the silent pledge was poured
While trembling tears the eyelids wet.
No football echoes on the stair,
No shadow falls across the light,
No whisper fills the happy air
- With the lost music OF delight;
Yet all my restless thoughts are stiiled,
And, waiting by the hearth alone,
My longing heart is warmed and filed
With the dear presence oil nvn.
Beloved faces, family set
In halos OF my tenderst thought,
Immortal eyes, whose radiance yet
With yearning human love is iraught,
Dear lips whose kisses, sweet and slow,
Drop, like q balm, on mortal pain,
Dear hands whose every touch l know,
Yet may not hope to clasp again.
know not to what clearer height,
In that sweet heaven, their thought ha
grown,
Or what new fountains OF delight,
Untasted here, their souls have known;
But since through changing years keep
Their precious memory green and fair,
I cannot deem that love can sleep,
Or cease its tender vigils there.
Oh, u~nforgetting souls, that swell
The swift, e1u!ting host above,
Where face to face with Him ye dwell
Whose endless years ore endless love,
Tonight, by some celestial air,
The cloudy curtain wide is blown;
Guests OF my heart, but grown more fair,
see you, greet you, claim mine own!
Emily Huntington Miller.
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The streets of Constantinople are mar.
row, dirty and irregular, and paved
with such large boulders that in most
places it is impossible to drive a car
riage. With . population of bet "eea
500. 900 and 600 900 the city has 6'',WW
priests, mostly Greeks and Mohamms-
dams. =
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The Wabash system, both east and west
Tn addition IN thia there are 1886 miles

In addition to this There are $50 mics
of road in course Of construction in In,
diana, Illinois and Iowa, which Will
enter into the Wabash system when
completed, and nearly, if not quite,
3 900 miles under contract or projected
in Texas and Mexico. Besides all this,
Gould has the idea that the Mississippi
river from St. Louis to New Orleans
.hould be used as an additional outlet
for the grain Of the West and the Nortn:
west, and consequently the Missouri
Pacific, the Wabash and the Iron Noun
tain railroads have nearly half a mil
lion dollars of stock in a barge line on
the lower Mississippi river.
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Some wives are merely burdens to
their husbands. But u wife who can
keep the house warm enough for her
husband without q stove ought to be a
great help to him.
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No matter what may be said about
her, Bernhardt is true to her sex. In
most of her plays she has the last word,
it is said.
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FOR THE FAIR SEX
dressing the Hair.

A becoming style of dressing the hair
for the evening, says a fashion article,
is to part it in the middle OF the head
and crimp the front hair on either side
The remainder of the front hair is
behind the ear. The back-hair is dressed
in a very large twist, with two curls
falling down. the neck. A dinner colt
fure consists of the back and front hail
taken together and arranged in a large
full coil. A pouf zephyr is then placed
oyer the front of the head and fastened
down by invisible hair-pins. This puff
is a very light crimped piece of hair, the
upper part forming short natural crimps,
only reaching to the temples. In the
hack of the coil is a low comb. There
may also be on the side, below the ear,
q large bow. The style of twisting the
hair in a plain knot, fastened by a comb,
is very simple ana much liked.