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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-26

BABY CABINET ORGAN-NEW 6T1LE l9-
THREE AND A QUARTER oCTAVEs, IN BLACK
WALNUT CASE. decorated With GOLD BRONZE
Length, 30 inches; height, IS IN. depth. Atn
This novel style Of the MASON q HAnM CAB
met ORGANS (ready this month"; has sufficient
compass and capacity for tho performances, with full
parts, Of Hymn Tunes, Anthems, Song, and Popular
Sacred and Secular Music generally. I. retains to Q
wonderful extent, for an instrument 30 ma1, the
extraordinary excellence, both as to power and quality
Of tone, which has given the MASON q HAMLN
Cabinet Organs their great reputation and won for
them the HIGHEST. DISTINCTIONS at EVERY
ONE Of the GREAT WORLDS INDUSTRIAL Elk
HBrTIoNs for THIRTEEN YEARS. Evr1Y ONE
WILL DE- JULY WARRANTED. CASH PRICE t2;
on receipt of which It viii be shipped a. directed. II
on RECEIPT AID TRIAL IT DOES NOT sATIsyY THE
puRcuAszR, IT NAY BE RETURNED AND THE MONEY
WILL BE REFUNDED.
EIGHTY. STYLES Of Organs are regularly madc
by the MASON & HAMLN co, from the BABY
CABINET ORGAN at Sc TO large CONCERT OF.
CANS at $500, and upwards. The great majority arc
ct s1oO to 500 each. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES,
CIRCULARS and PRICE LISTS FREQ.
MASON g. HAMLlN ORGAN Co..
Isl fremont St, BOSTON 4s East 18th b., NEW
3D. YORK; 14s Wabash Ave. CHICAGO
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-26

john Dudley was handsomely paid
for his honest toll, and further remu-
nerated and commended for his honest
resistance; but he never forgot the
deadly struggle that so nearly cost him
his life beneath the blue a " of the
coral-formed shores Of Florida.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-26

A mysterious star, called the Pilgrim,
which was observed in 945, 1864, and
1872, is expected by astronomers to ap-
pear before long. 1t was described in
1872 as brighter than Jupiter, and "such
was it's brilliancy that persons were able
to detect it at noon in a clear sky, and
at night when the sky was so overcast
as to hide all other stars" If it appears
it will probably be visible for several
weeks in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19
BOer!and Beauties.

Such even of the bellies as have hal
their manners polished and their minds
enlarged by travel in Natal and a visit
to the lefty" (namcly, Maritzburg)
seem to fling aside the embarrassing
trappings of civilization when they re-
turn to the parental roof. Not that |
would be understood to hint that the
Boer maidens could be guilty of such an
improperly in its most literal sense;
far from it. Beneath the orange trees
and blue7gums of the paternal residence
the lovely ladies' continue to bloom in
all the brilliant hues of the most glaring
red and yellow cotton dresses which
Manchester can produce. BY the side
of a bevy of Young Boeresses a tulip
bed is dingy indeed. and eye red and
yellow peoples would have enough TODD
to hold their own against the masses OF
color with which these coy damsels love
to decorate themselves. None of your
neutral tints or paltry touches of colcr
here and there for your genuine Dutch
Boeress; nothing but the brightest
scarlet or orange will serve her turn.
and a good solid mass Of it, too. 4 fine
stout calico dress of q strong pink or
blue. with a bonnet in the complement
tary hues of green and orange, form
one of those neat and harmonious toll
cites which make a party Of Boer girls
a vision Of startling splendor TO the So
Der Britishcr.
This style of dress has the advantage.
moreover. of enabling the wearer to be
visible almost as far as the flash of the
Photograph. until she is actually-if q
may use the expression-hull down on
the horizon, Its foItuaase for these
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19
Cremation.

-
The Cremation Society of the City of
Berlin, Germany. has published its an
nual report for the year lssO. from
which il appear hat the number OF
members increased from tbirty-three to
lO7, and that the applications for mem
bership are coming IN fast. The report
also states that il Is not merely the OBJ
icct OF the Society to cremate human
bodies, but also 10 prevent the dreadful
danger Of burying persons alive. Sci
entiiic authorities. rs well as practicing
physicians, have proven the fact that
there is but II positively certain sign
that death has occurred. and that is
general decomposition of the body; all
other signs are. without any exception.
very proh!cmatical. and no absolute re-
lance can lie placed on them. In
stances are on record where people in
n state of trance did not awake even
when their skins were burned with red
hot iron rods. If the pulse is entirely
imperceptible, if breathing has appa-
rentlv ceased altogether vcn TO the TX
aiming physician, if the limbs are stiff
and cold, if the opening OF a vein draws
no b!ood-still these signs are not sure
and reliable proof OF death, and the
possibility still exists that the patient is
living inatrance. The indications of gen
eral decomposition do not appear on
MANY corpses until long after the legal
limit of three days, which the body
must be kept after death, has expired.
From scientific sources We know that,
in the course OF twenty-five Years, there
were $50 cases of trance discovered in
Amsterdam; in Hamburg, l07 in five
wears; in New York. six out OF LOO
(ha!f per cent? were found in a trance;
the Humane Society in London has dur
ing TWENTY-FIVE years restored $40
persons who were III Il trance TO life.
DIR. Bomber. of Paris, mentions fifty
three Instances during his practice in
that city where the bodies showed signs
of returning life while they were in
their collins. The remains in iifty-twO
collins dug up in W. condemned and
abandoned g%raveyarls inside the limits
of the CITY of Paris showed unmistaka-
bic signs of having been buried alive.
This fact becomes evident when the
remains in the coffin are found in n
position which demonstrates the des-
perate cxertions made to gain freedom
from the terrible Imprisonment. If the
figures in the case of New York above
mentioned are applied to Germany
there would be about 15i persons buried
alive annually in that country. Chicago
Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19

ladies' that, considering the not very
chastened character Of their taste in
dress. nature has endowed them with
n brilliancy and purity of complexion
which not even the forcible coloring
of their raiment can avail 10 kill. The
pure red and white of their round
cheeks. and dazzling fairness Of their
throats. surpass even the famed COM
plexions of England. and are only re-
tanned BIZ the s,rictest care on the part
of their buNom owners. The thickes
Of wells and the most nun-like OF fore
head and chin-bands are worn when-
ever there is the slightest chance OF ex-
posure TO the outer air; and - for the
sun. he is never allowed 10 imprint
even the most fugitive kiss on the
blooming cheeks of the bellies OF Boer-
land. On the occasions of the PERIOD
zeal visits 10 the towns To- attend the
..Nacht-mahl.n or Sacrament OF their
church, the groups OF yelled beauties
peering from the wagons give the Boer
the aspect Of a Turk travelling with his
harem. Nor, by all accounts. was Ia
engaging naiyete OF these hours ca!eu-
lated to inspire ought save terror to the
British breast. An The Year Round.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19
The Empire State.

The exact population of New York
State by the census of 1880 is 5,02S, 9S2.
New York'S gain in population in the
ten years from 1870 TO 1880 waS 7OO.-
223; an increase greater than the en-
tire present population of any one of
these twelve States: Colorado. Con-
necticut, Delaware, Florida. Maine,
Nebraska. Nevada. New Hampshire.
Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, West
Virginia.
All twelve of these States combined
do not contain rs many people rs New
York. They fall nearly a million short.
Add to the total Of the twelve the pop
ulation OF either Arkansas. California.
Louisiana, Maryland or Minnesota. and
New York is ahead of all thirteen to-
gether.
New York State has more inhabitants
h~aDitants than all New England, with
California thrown in.
Re-entorce the population of Ohio
with the united populations of New
Hampshire. Rhode Island. Delaware,
Florida, Colorado, Nebraska. Nevada
and Oregon. and you have almost ex-
actlv the population OF New York.
Of New York's population of five
millions. 2.7l3.02l, or somewhat more
than one half. live in cities and towns
of over 10000 population. The re-
naming two and a quarter millions
NAV properly be called countrvmen.
There are in the State thirty-nine
cities and towns of over 10000 popula-
ton.
There arc thirteen cities of over co.
900.
There are seven cities of over 30, 600:
New York, Brooklyn. Buffalo. Albany.
Rochester, Troy and Syracuse. That
is the order of their comparative size.
The first three are over lC0. 900; the
first two, over half n million; the first,
over a million.
New York city and Brooklyn contain
considerably more than one-third of
the States population. Together.
these two towns are larger than any
outside State in the Union, with six en-
ceptions. There are nineteen States
which have not the population of New
York city alone.-N. y. Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19
No Chance.

A man on whom the burdens of WIN
ter had left their mark entered an office
on Griswold street yesterday and
promptly inquired:
do o want n cashier?'
mo. sir
"Or a private secretary"
"No, sir
Want por;er?"
mo. SIR
want anybody at the house to take
care of your horses?'
Haven't any horses"
want any coal brought in"
Don't use COAL
want anv wood sawed?'
"No; l board"
"Shall l sweep out your Office for a
quarter?"
NO"
Can you recommend me for a job?'
NO
Feel like lending me ten centsT"
mo
go a nickel on me?"
No"
..Give me that stub of a cigar?'
mo; I'm smoking that"
Think there's any chance for me in
Detroit:?"
NO
..All right; I'll leave it within half an
hour. Good day. sir"
And he walked out as stiff as a poker.
Detroit Free Press
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19
Personal AND LITERARY.

-George Flo; lcit s.Oo.oco.
John g. Whittier viii write the ode
for the Y~orktown Centennial
-Rcv. L. +. Chamberlain read 1000
volumes % SUNDAY. school literature TO
nase n selsctioa Of coo for s school in
Ncrwich. Conn.
-Bre, hrie. IL talking with atriend
in regard TO his literary work. said; -
assure YOU tina; | barely average 5000
n year."
Miss Harrison. who IS now Lady
Arthur Hili. receives TOY atty ct four
thousand dollars = year on her ballad.
lin the Cleaning" She WAS former
~ a .~overaes&
Kari Gerhardi. ) Hartford drauShts-
man. modelled - fine sigurc 81 bis vile
in clay that Marx Twain AMI Charles
Dudley Warner have cent hin;o Europe
for etuca;ion n sculpture.
MIR. John Brights library = n nota-
bic feature IN hs modest home. twelve
hundred volumes OF which wcrc bonSht
for him. Il . cost Of E5.0s. by hi. ad-
mircrs. after the CJrn Law League had
fulfilled IT. mission.
MIR. Carlyie's friends. il isreportsd.
wish 10 put the little house in Scotland
in which he was born in repair. aud keep
il IS 3 monument making II perhaps
into 4 library Tor the use 81 The country
people about
M. GI!is. \ wealthy merchant Of
81. Petersburg. has offered a prize Of
one thousand loyius for the hes; exro-
sition If Rants views on "1hc Ideally
OF Time and Space" tie will also pnb-
lish the successful WORK ;, his " cX.
pensc and give the proats 10 the author.
Miss haie Smith. an inmate Of tho
Union Home for Old Ladies IN l'h,la-
delphia. after three years labor. iraS
completed n quilt containing 5S.5j2
pieces. She has been blind from infancy.
but threaded every needle herself. and
used one hundred SpoolS Of thread in
her work.
Mrs. Betssy II. Perkins. OF Taun-
ton. Mas, celebrated hcr oac.hun-
dreth birthday the other day. ani DID
the handsome thing by her daughters
in giving ,hen each a $1,000 bond.
She rymmcmbtrs the excitement
Iih>'l ~ A4le llaAAlolssoA VI "d>Asi@-
ton. which happened when she was
eight years old. She has ffty-two
living descendants.
-ko kun-liua, the Chinese Pro-
fessOr nj Harvard. Is a poet. and lately
contributed a number of his wi verse,
TO a Cambrid.eport fair. Each paper
has his autograph and seal in vermiliun.
and is covered with pretty SPRAYS and
leaves. The titles are old enough:
Pear and Peach Blossoms in The VIM
dow" Tender of Flowers" Get Up
Early" Thoughts IN Antiquity etc.
The London correspondent of the
Leeds Mercury l. informed that Lord
Belconsl.eid has been nj work ON another
political novel. WHICH may shortly be-
expected To see the light. IL Is said
that it will deal with that period Of
English history with which Mr.. DisTaeli
himself was 81 closely bound up. and
which witnessed his denunciation Of Sir
Robert Peel aud his lively warfare With
Daniel O'Connell.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19
Indian Education i'm Virginia.

The effort has been for a natural,
all-round growth rather than a rapid
me-. Books, of course, are for a long
time Of no avail. and object-teaching,
pictures and black-boards take their
place, with every other device that in
genuity is equal to, often On the spur
of the moment. TO keep up the interest
and attention OF the undisciplined
minds that. with the best intentions and
strong desire to know English, have
small patience for preliminary steps.
Aperipatetic class was thus devised TO re-
lieve the tedium of the schoolroom. and
had. to speak literally and iiguratively,
quite n run. IL usually began with
leap-frog. and then went gayly on 10
find its books in the running brooks,
sermons in stones" etc. Geography is
taught with molding sand and iron
raised dissecting maps; arithmetic az
first with blocks. The Indians are par
ticularly fond of each, and the adj
vanced class is quite expert in adding
up columns of figures as long as a
ledger page, and equal to practical
problems Of everyday trade and sim
pie business accounts.
Nothing. however. a equal the
charm of the printed page. Ii has the
old mystery of 1.-The paper that talks
..If l cannot read when I 90 home"
said 4 Young brave. my people will
laugh at me-" The gratitude of the
St. Augustines over their first text
book in geography was touching.
Reading. writing and spelling are
taught together By the word method
and charts. Later. attractive little
primaries have been very useful.
and unbound numbers of chill
dren's magazines. such Is are used
in the Quincy schools. Most Of the
Dakotas can now read at sight As sim
pie English as is found in these. and
are beginning TO take pleasure in read
ing or in listening TO easy veNsions OF
our childhood classics of Robinson Cru
soc, and Christopher Columbus. and
George Washington with his little
Ratchet. One of their teachers who
tried the Ratchet story on them in pre-
paration for the 22d Of February. says:
'.Such attentive listeners / never saw
before. They were perfectly enrap-
tured. Thee understood everything.
even to the moral. A few days after
this / was annoyed by talking in the
class. When | asked who did il. every
one blamed his neighbor. / said Now.
bows don't tell a lie. Who will be n
George Washington Two boys At
once stood up and said. We did it"
Another teacher WAS less successful
with her moral. in irving to explain q
hymn thew had learned to recite {:
-Yie.d not 70 temptation. for yieIiing = SIN
Each victory viii hep you some other 20
win
The next day of the girls came 20
her. exclaiming. triumphantly. II vic
tory, 1 victory, Louisa Bullhead get
mad me. She big temptation 4 F9hi
her. I victoryr'-ReLn ". LadIor, "a
Eorper's Kd1d-ine-
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19
The Lion and the Jackal-A Fable.

One day a Hyena, who was out OF 4
job and had a buzz-saw feeling towards
all the world. met a Jackal on the plain
and began:
"Searching for old bones and leav-
ings. ] prcsume9"
YES" was the humble reply. "As
| am not able to kill for myself | must
eat after others have been satisfied. |
am. however, fat, healthy and in good
spirits"
..See here" continued the Hyena, as
he sat down in the shade, "you have
Just as much right to be n Lion as the
Lion has. l see no reason why he
should live of the fat of the land and
YOU off the bones"
~ never thought of that before"
unused the Jackal.
well, you are very foolish to be
hunting bones when you might as well
be a Lion. l wouldn't stand it if | were
you"
The Jackal thought the matter over,
and went to a Lion that dwelt on the
hillside and said:
II have just as good a right to be 4
Lion as you have"
Il second the notion was the grave
reply.
land Pm going to be. too"
"Bully for you" growlcd the king of
beasts.
And will you tell me how to be-
gimp
Certainly. Take this path over the
hill, and whenever you meet an animal
you must paw and roar and act as near
like mt as you can
The Jackal moved away in high spir-
its, and had not gone far before he met
a troop of his kind. He began to paw
and roar and swell up. and when he had
came forward and said:
Amy fool can see that you are moth
iny but a Jackal. but since you aspire
to be 4 Lion we a have no feelings
with you. Go your way and keep clear
of u.s."
The Jackal found himself knocked
about By the Lions as n base impostor,
and stunned by his kind aS unworthy
of friendship, and between the two fires
he could neither kill for himself nor eat
of what others had slain. He was
brought low with starvation and de-
spair, and rs the vultures gathered
around him he said:
Even if | had succeeded in making
myself believe l was a Lion. these birds
would have known by the meat that |
was a Jackal."
Moral:-You must appear to be what
YOU are to have the confidence of friends
or respect of foes. Store-clothes only
deceive the eye.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19
HUMOROUS.

domestic animals are supposed To
be dumb. vet We have seen several dogs
III Syracu.e that We're remarkable tall
curs.-SyTdcHSc TtnicS.
1t is not the brilliant author, work
inc quietly with his pen, who makes the
most noise in the world. 10 Is the POI
liiical stump speaker and the boiler
raker.-N. o. I~fcIyI1Hc.
Monday evening. February 81. 4
young Baltimorean came rushing home
in GREATNESS haste. eyclaIming: Papa.
papa. George Washington Is dead, and
there's no school tomorrow. -BItinIoye
PresbyteriLH.
There is 4 hog in Ohio which ia
fifty years old. This must be ancient
Greece Puck. There is a bottle of
spirits in Kentucky that is one hundred
and scventy-four years old. This must
be ancient Rum. american Queen.
The canary had begun to twitter n
little after moulting, but was unable Ia
sing his entire tune. The little four
year-old. after listening To oEe Of the
birds vain attempts 10 master his tune.
said very co~mposcdly. Mamma, birdie
only sang half a rse."-R0ms SENT
mel.
A debating society has tackled the
question: lis il worse to think you've
reached the top when there is one stair
more. than 10 think there is one stair
more when you've reachedthe top. and
bring your foot down 70 hard that it
tingIes for four hours?"-BoSton Post.
II only play by note" said a plan
i.t. Seems 10 me You could DO more
execution if you would play BY ear"
remarked Fogg. "Such n reach. you
know" And the pianist reached for
Fogg. who got himself out Of the way
Just in time Boston Transcript.
A Galveston darby rushed into n
doctors office and bresthlessly ex-
claimed: Come on, doctor. right od.
bar i, somebody in my house who is in
an awful iix-laid up in bed agroanin'
and ~agroanin'." WHO is it?'T Its
me. You see. boss. I didn't hab nobody
To send. so | came myself. Gdlrest01
ksL-S-
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19
Wouldn't Duplicate Garfelrs Expert.

II want a suit Of clothes" said n
pleasant young nan entering n tailor
shop and addressing the proprietor.
well. sir. we shall be glad TO serve
YOU"
1T may not be necessary to adj"
continued the young man. "tha, ]
haven't any money
Not necessary. sir; nor Is it neces
sary to add that you annot get the
clothes"
NV friend. I wish 20 relate 20 YOU q
little circumstances. Once when Presi-
dent Garfield was = young man. just AZ
my age. n tailor trusted him for \ suit
of clothes. Il don't know you. SIR
said the tlilor. when young Garfield
rIade the wzrdrobial proposition.
lyon have no advantage Of NO.
said Garfield. Il don't know YOU
Blu; I never saws you before. said
the tailor.
mo advantage reiterated Gar
field, Il never say you before
Hanged if / don't trust you.' said
the tailor. And now look =. him to-
day. Garfield is President while the
tailor is rich and has been offered any
Office within the gif; Of the Govern
mcnt. Now. note the chain Of eoinci-
dences. Garfield was poor; 80 an l.
He was just my age: 30 am J. tie did
not know the tailor. and the tailor did
not know him; | do not know you. and
YOU do not know me. The tailor hal
never e him before. and he had new
er seen the tailor before. You never
saw me before. and | never saw you be-
fore. Now. sir. there Is jass the pretti-
est chain Of golden-lIbked condolences
/ ever saw. I would 90 20 some other
tailor. bu; they know me-
"Very likely" said the tailor.
We'll. sir, I say that I woald 20 20
some other tailor. but al the other
iailors in Cleveland know me. ard this
breaks the chain"
LET me relate = coincidence" said
the tailor. "Once \ young MAJ tired
to beat \ tailor and failed. Then an
other young man tined 10 bea; \ tailor
and failed You are either or 10Th OF
these young men"
Il am refused, am II
Rather
"An right SIR, have II your ozn ~ay.
l am not particular. only wanted 10
help YOU along Come out and Fi,taks
q drink with you No2 Well thea.
good day I see thss you are crazy anl
! shall take steps towards sending o
TO N asylum EraLd
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19
A Curious Physiological Ayernent.

Teachers in the great valleys say that
the vocal structure of young California
is incapable of successful musical devel.
opment. and some who have taught for
ten years say they have never Yet found
a native Californian with 3 fine voice.
We hare teachers in San Francisco,
also. who hold the same theory. By
all these il is claimed that California
produces fat chests and extremely small
necks. from which nothing in the way
of q loud noise can be expected--Saa
Francisco Posi-.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19

The dome erected by Sir Henry
Bessemer for the reception of his new
and powerful telescope, is now nearly
finished. The telescope itself has ar
rived from the makers, and is now
ready to set up. 1t has been construct
ed on a plan devised by Sir Henry
Bessemer, which it is believed will per-
init of telescopes being made much
larger and more powerful scale than
even the present one, which is the
largest n in the world. The present
instrument is capable of being directed
to any part of the heavens at the option
Of the observer. The upper portion of
the dome is made of glass, with win
dows facing in every direction, and
within there will be placed mirrors OF
silvered glass. which is part of the.new
invention, silvered glass being used in
place of metal. The room and dome
with its windows will revolve and keep
pace automatically with every motion
of the telescope, and the upper end of
the instrument viii reach > height OF
about forty-five feet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE.

Drear were the world without a child.
where happy infant never smiled,
Nor stirred a mothers love.
VIC sooner could the fiowcrets spare.
The tender bud and blossom fair,
Or breath of spring-time in the air,
Or light of dawn above.
No moDarch rules with lordlier grace
Than helpless infancy, its place
500 narrowed to a span;
Oufstrctching hands that claim "a right
All things that loom upon tire sight,
And rocking n1ught of greater might
That VIII discrown the man.
Oh, little king, Oh. little queen!
lou rule not with the golden sheen
And pomp of larger couits;
But Sovereign i your gentle sway,
STRONG hearts their willing homage pay,
Love scattcrs garlands on Your way,
sWhcre your young life disports.
No poet ut:ers daintier word
Than Oft from lisping lip Is heard
No wit moves purer mirth;
In mimic satire babes grow bold,
Aud quaint surprises they unfold,
as nrst their Enfaught ives behold
The wondrous shows of earth.
-HFlidIH Steuens.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-19

The lates, novelty in spiritualisrn
10 the production of ghostiy lights in
dark eances- The luminous shapes
are crosses, circles. triangies. and other
emblems. and they float m~ysteriousiy
over the heads of the spectators A
Boston medium is the producer.