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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-21
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

New Guinea is the largest island in
the world.
Divers, by a recent French invent
lon. are said to be enabled to go down
a distance of 800 feet below the sur
face Of the water.
Weasels were kept in houses in an
Glen Rome, instead of cats, for the
purpose of killing vermin.
Prof. Huxley's idea of a well-pro-
portioned man is one weighing 154
pounds, three pounds of which are
brains.
A hand placed lea the orifce from
which a high pressure Of steam is is
suing will not scald. The rapid ex.
uansion renders the heat latent.
The Roman nobility, at the close Of
the third Punic War, y. c. 1874, wore a
stripe of purple on their tunic and a
gold ring on their finger, to distin-
guish them from the plebians.
The microscope shows that mould Is
a forest of beautiful trees, with the
branches. leaves and fruit; that but
teriies are fully feathered; that hairs
are hollow tubes; and the surface of
our bodies is covered with scales like
q fish.
The African elephant will be extinct.
In another hundred years unless a stop
Ia mt tn Tho nI;cors,~sooA
now going on. So says Josef Menges.
the great importer of African wild
beasts, and probably the most eminent
authority on such subjects.
A physician of India proposes max
Ing experiments in the treatment OF
cholera on criminals sentenced to death.
The consent Of the prisoner would be
obtained. with the promise of exemp-
ton from further punishment if the
experiment should not be fatal.
The descendants of the common
brook trout sent to Tasmania have
shown a remarkable tendency to vary
In shape and markings. Furthermore
they are migrating to salt water, and
thus becoming anadromous.. The same
Is true of the New Zealand acclima.
tants.
One of the most digniGed and I'M
pcrtant personages in the German en-
pire Is Herr Staude. He is the barber
OF Kaiser Wilhelm; and so impressed
is he with the Importance of his posi-
ton that he closes his shop to other
customers, and devotes all his time and
ingenuity to the task of shaving the,
Emperor, whom he accompanies on all
trips to Ems and other watering.
places
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-21
The Cradle OF the Washburns.

One OF the relics in the Norlands H.
brary at which l looked with unusual
interest, writes the Lewiston (Me.k
Journal Rambler" was the Wash.
burn cradle-the cradle in which all
of the v Washburn brothers were
rocked. 1t looks like a picture I had
seen of a cradle imported in the May
flower. It is a home made piece of
furniture, constructed of pine-boards
an inch thick, rudely dove-tailed to-
gether. 1t has a buggy top and solid
pine rockers, shaped like half moons,
with no twist or scrolls to decorate
them, but numerous scars where chips.
apparently had been knocked out of
them by the paternal cowhide boot.
A crack had necessitated the nailina
of a large cleat on the inside. The,
outside is painted a dark green tint.
The inside never was painted, but it is.
well Drowned by age. Its associations.
make this one Of the most remarkable.
cradles In existence. Four Congress
men rocked in it. Two ministers.
plenipotentiary to foreign countries
have been lulled to sleep within its
pine boards. Its soporifc influence,
has been grateful to two governors.
1t has held a secretary of state, whom,
/ saw looking at it with a smile, the
other day. Blythe side of the cradle.
and equally venerated by the family.
Is a very old spinning wheel, once OPP
Grated in the chimney corner OF the.
Washburn homestead, by Martha Ben
jamin Washburn, the mother Of the,
seven sons.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-21

said Bennerton. I rather fancied her
at b time. But I don't care 60 pros
ecute the acquaintace of a-peddler."
ITO do her justice" drily remarked
Mrs. Overman, "she did not seem to
cars to prosecute yours"
But Amy cried a little behind her
veil as she walked down the village
street.
"He danced every dance with me
then," she thought. He took me out
on the lawn. and he did everything
but actually propose. And now
Well. it Is better to know the worst at
once. If he despises me because I
earn my W living, he is not the ma
terial of which my man among mem
must be made"
At the end Of a month, she paid
hack the ten-dollar bill to Uucle Be-
mis-, and Aunt Oriana never was any
the wiser for the transaction.
"Oh. UNCLE" she said, IL am doing
so well! [ am so thankful that Old
Man Ofley advised me to strike out
into the world for myself. And.
uncle"
"WellP"
Herbert Hawkes. took me across to
Vale Devon in his wagon, last week.
He was going that way, and he said
it would ave me the walk. I sold ev-
or so many things in Vale Devon
And, uncle"
"Well?" with another blink of the
faded eyes.
Herbert has bought a house and
lot. And he put out his sign-.Doo-
tor Hawkes. Do you think he will
succeed, uncle? ?"
Dunno" said Uncle Bemis. "Cal-
kerlate likely he will. Guess he's a
smart Teller"
Because If he does" said Amy "I-
I've promised to marry him !"
"And what's to become of the ped
dim business?" asked Uncle Bemis.
waggishly.
"Oh. that will have to be given up!"
said Amy. "But I'm so glad I COM
menced 1t. because Herbert says he new
or admired me half so much as when he
saw how independent 1 was. And that
first put it into his head to like me-"
But when Old Man Ofiey heard of
1t, he only shrugged his shoulders.
That's a woman all over" said he.
mo sooner does she get we'll establish
ed In bushes. than she ups and gets
married But If shes suited, so am
70 st..
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-21

the Jarrett s. Palmer troupe from Chi,
cago to the Bluffs when they were on
their way to San Francisco. He left
Chicago at 1890 p. m.. arriving at
Clinton. Iowa, lilo a, m.; left Clinton
at 1:l5 q. m, and reached Boone at
6:31 a. M; left Boone at $40 a. M,
AID reached the Bluffs at 10 a. m.
That means that he made the run ut
the rate of 46.45 miles per hour. That
was q great run"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-21
Styles in Artificial Limbs.


Two signs in the show window of a
Barclay street dealer in surgical appli-
ances read as follows: "Old Style Leg"
and New Style Leg" They show
that there is b fashion in artificial.
legs. The old-style leg consists of a
short wooden stump and socket, which
was to be fastened to the remaining
portion of the missing member by a
stout broad strap. 1t was of the same
style usually exhibited in picture
books and on the comic opera stage.
The new-style leg was a f~esh-colored
copy of a human leg and foot, light,
and apparently as comfortable as a
cripple would require.
"The old style leg" said the propri-
etor, sis a clumsy affair. and is chiefly
worn by those who are not proud Of
their personal appearance and by poor
men who are unable to pay the price
demanded for finer work. We still
have large orders for them. and
always expect to have. They cost
from IS to $25, according to workman
ship. The new style of leg costs from
SIS to 5000. The former price is for
a leg from the knee downward. while
the latter takes in a whole leg, from
the hip joint to the big toe. These
legs are very light. They are hollow
and are made of a great many layers
of wood, as thin as wall paper. c.
mented together. They are comfortar
bic to the stump, and the springs in
them give their owner an almost
natural gait. There is a spring joint
at the toes, one at the ankle, which
enables the foot to bend up and down.
and also a lateral joint at the same
place, that allows the foot to turn
from side to side.
at is in arms, however, that this
business has made the most rapid
advancement" continued the dealer.
"The man who invented the artificial
arm and hand was a practical philan-
thropist. When / was a boy a man
who lost his arm was obliged to. wear
a wooden stump with a screw socket
at the end. Into this he could screw
a knife. spoon, OF fork to help him
while eating, and a hook to use at
other times. Now we can give him a
wrist, hand. and fingers which work
with springs, and almost completely
take the place of the missing MEM
bers. He can put a knife, spoon, and
fork between his fingers, which will
hold them with a grip of steel, and
thus he may eat without discomfort.
He can also put q pen between his
fingers, and write almost as well as he
could with his natural hand. Ten
years ago this would have been
regarded as a miracle. This style Of
arm sells for 500. They make artif-
cial portions of a mans body now
almost as serviceable az the real
ones."-NeD York San.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-21
Building Upon the sand.

q, hNA- ..-"- ~ sAS eSeoAANo a..-F
IL wen to WOO. IT'S we'll to wed,
Ror % tho world has done \
Since myrtles grow, and roses blew
And morning brought the sun.
but have q care, 70 young and faip
Be sure 70 pledge with truth;
Be certain that your love will wear
Beyond the days of youth.
For nye give not heart to heart,
AS we'll as hand for hand,
You'll find you've played the eunwise part"
And ''bnilt upon the sand"
lis vol to save, tits well to have
A goodly store OF gold,
And hold enough OF sterling stuff
For charity Is cold. .
But place not all your hopes and truss
In what the deep mine brings;
We cannot livs on yellow dust
Unuixed with purer things.
And he who piles up wealth alone
Will often have to stand
Beside his coffer-chest, and own
lis "built upon the sand"
It's good to speak in kindly guise,
And soothe whate'sr we can;
For speech would bind tho human mind,
And love link mum to man.
Bot stay not at the gentle words;
Let deeds with language dwell;
The one who pities starving birds
Should scatter crumbs as we'll.
The mercy that is warm and truo
Must lend a helping hand;
For those who talk, yet fail to do,
But "build apon the sand"
Elisa Cook.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-21
The Sunshine or His Existence.

What is IL that keeps you SO busy
writing SO late in Your study every
,nightg' asked Mrs. Yerger Of her hus.
band.
II y writing the history Of my
life"
II suppose you mention me ia itp"
S"oh, yes: I call you the sunsine q
my existence.
EDO 4 really throw 80 much aunshins
Into ybur daily lifcps
81 retcr 70 you q the sunshine 81
my existence because you make IL MOI
Tor me-TsGes Hxstjsecs.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-21

EDO you really think I could sue
coed in . bushes like that ?" asked
Amy. with kindling eyes.
""Just try" nodded Old Man Ohley.
And he %shouldered his pack, hitched
the tin cup to n of his Contributions,
and went trudging off over the carpet
of yellow leaves that edged the wood
land path.
Amy Drake leanded over the wall,
with her eyes fixed abstractedly on the
red rose-hips and the maroon leaves of
a climbing vine beyond for a minute,
and then she said:
II believe I'll try itr'
She said nothing on the subject to
Aunt Oriana. Between her and that
lady there existed a sort of silent hos
tility.
But she chose an opportunity when
her Uncle Bemis sat alone by the
stove to ask timidly:
"Uncle, will you lend me ten dol
lars p.
"Ten dollars? 2" repeated her Uncle
Bemis.
"Yes, uncle, ten dollars"
"Ten dollars is a deal of money" OBJ
served Uncle Bemis.
eyes, 1 know it u.s." said Amy.
"Bnt I want it as capital"
"Eh?" said Uncle Bemis.
Capital | TO invest in business r.
explained Amy.
Uncle Bemis stared with 6shy, blue
eyes.
"I'm tired Of this sort of life - said
Amy. I've made up my mind to do
something for myself. And if you
will lend me ten dollars, I will try to
return it again very soon; and it may
perhaps be the gateway of a newer
and more independent existence to
me-"
Uncle Bemis :ooked apprehensively
at the door, fumbled in his pocket,
and drew forth a fiat, begrumbled
greenback.
"Here" he said, pressing it into his
niece's hand. "P'raps you hadn't bet
ter mention it to your aunt!"
II will not" said Amy. "But oh,
uncle, 1 am SO much obliged to you'll"
She kissed the wrinkled cheek, and
as she did so q moisture dimmed I'm
Gle Bemis' faded blue eyes.
"Tain't my fault that you and your
aunt don't hit it off no BETTER" said he.
II know it, uncle" said Amy.
She took the early train, next day,
and went to Bridgeport. pondering as
she did go what sort Of stock would
be most profitable to invest in.
Suppose l were a lady sitting by
my fire. with nothing to do but amuse
myself-what should I want?" she
asked herself. "Lace-patterns? worst
ed? canvas needles? novelist court
plaster" with an odd recollection of
Old Man ofiey's hint. "Oh, there are
plenty of thingsl Only l must make
make my ten dollar bill 90 as far as
possible |"
X 4 X X X X 4
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-21

"Send her away !"
But Amy Drake had trained her
self not easily to be rebuffed.
She pushed past the maid, with lady
like audacity.
"Would you look at my waresp"
said she. 81 have some stamped d'oy-
leys and Kensington patterns that 1
think would interest you. And L have
the latest fancy stitches for silk patch
work."
at this, Miss Narchcroft reused up.
well, perhaps I'll look at 'em,"
said she.
At the factoH1. where a faded little
Woman was te y1ng to teach half a doz-
en- boistenous children, Amy produced
a new pamphlet, every Lady Her
Own Seamtress." with Il roll of of the
newest patterns for little aprons and
guimpes.
! Mrs. Hodson shook her head at first.
but finally %relented, and Amy made
a comprehensive sale there.
IL never purchase from street-sel-
lers," said Mrs. Judge Overman.
"But have superior wares" said
Amy. "Here is a shawl Of white
Shetland wool commenced in the cob
web stitch, and I have some very de-
sirable remnants Of Hamburg inser-
tions, and real linen pocket-handker-,
chief with the borders stamped ready
for embroidery. a la Kate Greenaway."
Mrs. Oyerman looked amazed.
II don't care If you bring them in"
said she.
Two gentlemen were playing chess
at the 6reside-the old Judge himself.
and gentleman guest-Harry Ben
merton from Bridgeport He rose and
bowed.
Miss Drass he cried In surprise.
Amy inclined her head.
Eyes" she said, quietly: (;
And then she began explaining her
novelties to Mrs. overman.
The Judges wife bought several
pretty things and when Amy was
gone. she turned 10 Bennerton.
rHarryss" said she, "where did you:
meet that grip
sAt snrprise-party IA Brldgeports
4 reduced lady. ehsg"
~ don't know snythfnr shout that.s,
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CONSISTENCY AND JUSTICE.

Consistency is jewel. The way
it sparkles on the badges of the
native policemen of this city is Won
derful. The way the said police
men don't go for palpablc law
breakers, and the way they do 60
for them is one of those exquisite
little mysteries that has come to be
regarded as fixed staple in the
street gossips' daily bill of fare.
Such thing as native policemen
doing anything without special in
structions, has long since ceased to
be cited, as in other cities, among
the common events of city life. The
urbanity and politeness of these
officers is all that can be desired.
But their enterprise in graphing in
discriminatory with disorderly ele-
ments has never been written up,
and it is very difficult subject for
any scribe, having reputation for
veracity to maintain, to write up.
There are, occasionally, some spurts
of voluntary activity displayed by
the jolly and genial Hawaiian guar
dian of the peace, but these excep-
tional activities are almost certain to
be exercised on behalf of the pdke.
John Chinaman, especially if not
over generous, with coin, stands a
fair chance of being "run in" for
breaches of the national ordinances,
while irregularities of the gravest
character on the part of white peo-
pie and natives are let severely
alone. The penalties of the bench
are imposed in strict accordance
with the laws. But the Inconsistency
of the practical application of the
laws lies in their apparent adapta-
tion to the delinquencies of few
Mongolians, while hundreds Of other
open violators of law and order pass
scot free right under the eyes of the
police. In other cities, the police
force are the terror of evil-doers, by
being ever on the alert for business.
If our native policemen would be a
little more sharp and enterprising,
many of the Irregularities seen in
our streets Sundays and weekdays
would become small by degrees and
beautifully less.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
(San Francisco, Sept. z2h, per
s. S. Planter.)
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.
The international yachting race
between the American Puritan and
the British Genesta has resulted in
three failures, owing to lack of
wind. Another start was to be
tried on the 18th.
Walter H. Lennox-Maxwell, the
presumed murderer of Preller, was
taken into the Court of Criminal
Correction at St. Louis, on the llth.
By an agreement between counsel
the case was continued until Oct.
18th, before which time the Grand
Jury will have an opportunity to
take the matter up.
Two cases of smallpox were de-
tected at the depot in Troy, n. Y,
yesterday.
Big Bear was tried at Regina,
yesterday, on charge of treason
felony and found guilty. Sentence
was deferred.
In Montreal there were five deaths
from smallpox on Thursday, and
ten authenticated new cases were
reported.
A negro in Jail at Burlington,
Kentucky, for criminal assault upon
little girl, was taken from his cell
Thursday night by mob and
hanged to tree.
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NOTICE

rs hereby given that / have sold all
Il. my right, title and interest together
with the coed will and secret of making
the celebrated Fishers Champagne
Cider. Thanking my friends and the
public for past favors, / would solicit n
continuance of the same for my sue
cessors. ISRAEL FISHER.
Honolulu, Sept. 8, 1885.
In connection with the above the un-
dersigned would respectfully give
notice to their friends and the public in
general that, having bought of Mr.. 4.
Fisher the right to and secret OF making
the article known as Fishers Cham
pagne Cider, they are now prepared to
fill all orders for the same at the shortest
notice. We intend that this Cider shall
be tirst-class article. Orders left with
G. d. Williams, Fort street, or addressed
to nj. II. Donnell, at the Factory, No. 13
Liliha street, will receive prompt atten-
tion. FISHERS CIDER co.
M. T. DoNNELL, Manager. 119 IT
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Monday, sept. FL, 1855,
AT 10 o'clock Il. m

AT 10 O'Clock n. m.
And it is further ordered that upon
said day the creditors proceed TO hold
the ELECTION of an assignee or as.
signees of said bankrupt estate, and that
notice hereof be published one time in
the Ha1vaiiaa Gazette, three times in the
DAnY BULLETIN and three times in the
daily u. C. 4dpeytiser newspapers pre-.
vious to said day.
Dated Honolulu, Sept. Is, 1885.
% EDWARD PRESTON,
9ai Justice Supreme Court.
Attest; HENRY SMITH,
Deputy Clerk. 1877 8t
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Patent Composition Floor,
CUPREME COURT Of the Ha-

SUPREME COURT of the Ha-
- waiian Islands. In the matter of
the Bankruptcy of S. j. LEVEY 81 co.
Before Mr.. Justice Preston.
s. j. Levey and w. ii. Aldrich doing
business in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
under the firm name of S. j. Levey &
CO., having this day been adiudicated
bankrupts, on their own petition, it is
hereby ordered that all creditors of said
bankrupts come in and prove their claims
before me, at my Chambers, in Homo.
lulu, on
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Minister Cox has had an interview
with Said Pasha, the Grand Vizier
of Turkey, concerning the tariff
laws which affect trade with the
United States.
Floods have destroyed the crops
in Bengal. The Calcutta district is
submerged. Several landslides have
occurred, causing much damage TO
railways.
The expulsion of foreigners from
Germany and Austria continues.
Hundreds of the destitute. Poles ex-
PEELED from Silesia are flocking into
Warsaw and Cracow.
Lieutenant Davis, in command of
800 scouts stationed at Ell Paso,
Texas, awaiting orders, has been in
structed to proceed to Fort Bowie,
Arizona, Immediately.
The United States man-of-war
Quinnebaug was detained at the
arsenal at Pera TO make necessary
repairs, and the Sultan declined TO
allow payment for the repairs.
A gang of men engaged in sink
ing shaft at the Piffard salt wells
near Rochester, N. Y, have struck
bed of rock salt at distance in a
line from the surface of 995 feet.
General DE Courcy, French COM
mander in Anam, having asked
authority to depose the youthful
King of Anam if he thinks neces-
sary to do so, has been granted the
fullest liberty of action.
In Lexington (Ky.) whiskey cir
clcs u sensation has been caused by
the seizure by the Government of
1000 barrels of whiskey owned by
John B. Thompson, wealthy dis
tiller of Mercer County.
The craze for building horse rail
roads in New York City has broken
out again. Four large companies
have been incorporated at the office
of the Secretary of State. The
most important of these provides
for road on Fifth avenue.
A London dispatch says: James
Bowman, the gamekeeper so fire.
quently mentioned in the Queen S
Life in the Highlands" was found
hanging head downward on wire
fence in the forest yesterday. The
| position of the dead man forbids
the idea that he committed suicide.
A Providence special says: Rev.
G. w. X. Morrill,, for two years
rector of st. James Episcopal Church
at Woonsocket, r. L., has rendered
his resignation to the Bishop OF
Long Island and accepted a call fol
the Roman Catholic church at Rich.
mond, Va.
Two men, Thursday night, ap
preached the sentry on duty at the
powder magazine at Woolwich, ant
before he could give the alarm
seized and beat him in a brutal man
ner, leaving him lying half dead or
his post. They then attempted tt
enter the magazine, but becoming
alarmed at some noise in the vicinity
decamped.
The Tammany Hall General Com
mittee, at its meeting last night
passed resolutions relating to civi
service reform. demanding from th'
State and Federal authorities tn,
complete redemption of the pledge
made by the Democratic party a
the late Presidential election Il
secure the people an efficient, capa
bic and honest public service.
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Wardrobes.

Iron Bedsteads, Single Bedsteads, Paint
ed Bedroom Sets, Koa Bedsteads Lamps,
Spittoons, China Chairs, Parlor Furni-
ture, Centre Table Set, Dining Table,
Crockery and Glassware, Stove & Kitch-
en- Utensils, &c. Also, One Horse, Har.
ness and Brake. Also,
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At IL O'Clock Noon,

Will be sold the Lease of the premises
for the balance of term, years and 3
months, until Jan. ], 1890, at n rental of
$25 per month.
isl St E.P. ADAMS & CO., Auct'rs.
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KILAUEA SUGAR co.

A MEETING of the Kilauea Sugar Co.
"A will be held at the office of
Messrs. G. w. Macfarlane & Co., at 10 80
o'clock on TUESDAY MORNING, Sept,
22nd, 1885. Per order,
ARTHUR E. H. SWIFT, Sec'y X. S. Co.
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JOSEPH E. WISEMAN,

JOSEPH +. WISEMAN,
The Only Recognized General Agent
ESTABLISHED 1s7o
Offices Cmpbes Freproo Building st. Honolulu
REAL ESTATE AGENTBuy of the King
DOM Rents Ohice Houses, Cottages and Rooms
SOLICITING AGENT SrEAMERS-lour
lists and the Travelling Public will Tickets
the Volcano.
INSURANCE CO. OF NEW
YORKThe of kind in the
World. - ~ - 80
AGENT FOR THE GREAT BURLINGTON AMERICA
This Route excels all other East
EMPLOYMENT
branches of industry
SOLICITING AGENT FOR LONDON
The best known Company he
Freight and Duty Bills under of Attorney.
MONEY BROKER-Loans Money security
GENERAL BUSINESS
Books adjusted
Copying
podnce and Commercial Business promptly
AGENT FOR THE NEW MUSIC HALL AT
Specimens Native Views and Photos carefully
of the World.
appertaing given correspondence
fully answered =
JOSEPH Il. WISEMAN,
s7S General Business Asen, Honolulu Hawaiian Islands.