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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-08
Sham Mushrooms.

"You notice on the bill of fare that
your turtle soup is but ten cents more per
p,ate than mock turtle SOUP" said 9
stranger in great gllded eating house.
"Cslpash and Calipee-green fat-an
historic delicacy, famed in the history OF
the worlds metropolis as the acme OF
epicurean delight. for ten cents more
than fried meat ball. But the age likes
to think it is eating turtle soup. It
sounds rich, therefore the veally counter
felt. am going to cat Span sh ONE
let," continued the stranger, changing
the subject. The stranger gave his order
to a colored waiter, who yawned and
twisted his mustache, and the omelet wa,
brought. The stranger Investigated the
ingredients of the savory mess with his
fork, and on the end of the utensil pro.
duced mushroom. 'Look at this, he
said. Then he picked at the appet:zing
vegetable with his knife, scraped on, the
covering of sauce and began pairing the
stem. It crump.ed under the operation
in a decidedly unvegetable way. The
reporter's eyes popped out on his cheeks.
'sWhat is it2" as asked.
"Dough," replied the stranger. "It is
an old trick. Mushrooms are scarce and
high. Still the patrons like to have the
sensation of ordering mushrooms in that
composition. Il plices were put up to
the mushroom market they would
abandon the restaurant. So they use
dough. 1t is harmless. would advise
the proprietor to stick to dough, and not
indulge in toadstools, which might work
in Jury" ."-PhiLadelphia Press.
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The Difference.

Some years ago law book which had
belonged to Jonathan Trumbull, contain
ing the early statutes of Connecticut. was
in the possession of Boston gentleman,
who informs us as the end of the volume,
in manuscript, were found reports OF
Brother Jonathan's' adjudicatjons of
small cases which he tried as ''justice OF
the peace" Among them was one where
:'his magesty's tythingman" entered a
complaint against iona and Susan Smith
for a "profanation Of the sabbath"
namely: "That on day of -
during Divine service on the Lords day
they did smik." The culprits were ad-
Judged to be guilty of the ofense and
severally fined "5 shillings and cost. !"
This book was shown to the late Profes-
sor Agassiz, who examined it with great
interest, and then made the following re
mark: II find here evidence of the diff
ference between the Calvinism of Switzer-
land and the Calvinism of America. I
was brought up in that faith. Invent to
meeting in the morning, danced with
the parsons daughter on the green in the
afternoon, and l played whist with the
parson in the evening."-New England
Sunday.
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Woman the Boss Traveller.

'Tf you want proof that woman is
more cautious than man." said drum
mer, "just keep your eyes open while
travelling. A woman never fo:gets to
start for train so early that she will
have forty minutes to wait. She never
forgets to ask her husband or male escort
if her trunks are checked. She never
forgets to pause with one foot on the car
step and one hand on the hand rail to
inquire if she is OIL the right train. She
never forgets to ask the conductor If she
has to change cars before reaching her
destination, and if she is sure to make a
connection, and if the train stops at the
place she wants to get off. She never
loses ticket or train check, never drops
her hat out of the window, never permits
herself to go to sleep within 100 miles of
her destination for fear that she may ride
by, never fails to get whole seat for
herself and another for her Luggage, never
walks from one car to another unless the
train is standing still, and never gets up
from her seat to leave train without
turning to look anG see if she has forgot
ten ANYTHING. I'll bet on woman for
travelling, every time. - Chicago Hsratd.
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Full Boards.

People who can remember back of the
Civil War must know that shaving was
almost universal in those days, and that
when the contrary practice began it so
sgitated the country that the newspapers
were filled with leading articles on 1.-THE
Beard Movement and THE Mustache
Movement. Probable most of our older
readers can remember when the first saw
a preacher in the pulpit wearing a mus
tache and the shock it gave them. 1t
was. if possible, worse than that other
eacrilepious act of bringing tiddles into
the choir. The event which started the
beard movement was the visit OF the
wonderful Hungaria orator, Lord Kos,
suth, who was extremely handsome and
picturesque in full beard md mustache
and soft felt hat with curling feather. he
introduced the soft hat as well as the
mustache, and as he travelled all over the
country in 1853 and 1855, and spoke
everywhere to great crowds, whom he
powerfully impressed with the mastery
English which he had learned from the
Bible, Shakespeare and Webster's die
tionary while he lay in an Austrian
prison. he advertised both his hat and
bis hair very widely.-Butab Espress.
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He Brought the Bear.

You know that I went up in Northern
Michigan last fall on o hunting trip with
three or four friends. Well, I can tell
you of comical little incident which oc-
Cured to our old negro cook, Jim.
We had killed numerous beavers, por-
cupine, prtridges and pheasants, and a
few deer, but we had been grievously
disappointed in getting no bears. We
followed up every bear track we could
find, we set traps, and we employed an
Indian hunter to aid us, but no bears were
to be found, although it was said that
there were many in the neighborhood.
Returning one afternoon after an unsuc-
cessful hunt, dispirited and out of humor,
it was no wonder that when Jim, the
cook, who was somewhat of a privileged
character, commenced to poke fun at US
and deride US on the bear subject, one OF
the fellows became enraged and said:
"Jim, you black devil, get out of the
camp, and if after your Dragging you
don't bring bear back with you before
dark I'll give you sound thrashing."
"Sartinly, I WILL" replied Jim, gayly.
He obeyed, and failing to obtain the loan
Of gun from any one of the party he
started out, having no idea in the world
as to where he was going. Having wan
dered away mile or 50 from the camp
he lay down under tree and went to
sleep. 1t was dusk when he awoke, and
the first thing that met his frightened
gaze was an immense black bear resting
on his launches, about twenty-five yards
away, and watching his victim compla-
Gently. The bewildered and thoroughly
alarmed negro jumped to his feet and
started for the camp, and. the beast fol-
owed. 1t was race for life, and Jim's
only chance was in his legs, for he had
not the vestige of weapon with him.
After half mile had been t.aversed he
looked back and saw that the beast was
gaining on him rapidly. He threw off
his cap, and, while the bear stopped to
smell it, he gained a few yards: In this
way the poor darkey continued throwing
off his out clothing, pisce by piece, now
and then, and pro6ting by the bears mo-
mentary halt to examine and snuff It,
Finally, to Jim's great delight, he saw
the lights of the camp but few rods
away. and, having nothing else that he
could throw off, he redoubled his speed,
but the brute gained rapidly and was but
q few feet behind. A series of blood
curdling whoops brought the fellows
from the tent, and as they reached the
door, in came jim, with a big black bear
Mt his heels. "Gemmen," gasped he.
'T's brought back dat bar I promised
you. - Washington Post.
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WE FLING AWAY OUR GOLD.

We fling away our gold.
Ease comfort, pleasures never beg in vain
From starving, homeless ones our mite with
hold;
When seed thus sown might whiten all the
plain!
We fling away our gold.
We send away our thoughts,
Half clothed and senseless, soft they speed
away;
When, like the gorgeous tapestry inwrought,
They might add lustrs to each passing
day.
We send away our thoughts.
We throw away our time.
That golden gift we never know to prize
Till life's high goal unreached, too weak to
climb,
The last few moments pass our closing
eyes,
We throw away our time.
We cast away our love-
We plant its flowers upon life's shifting
sands
We bend the tender blighted blooms above,
Watered by tears within our feeble hands
We cast away our love.
Lydia L. A. Very, in Salem Gazette.
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What a Bouquet Did.

These Paris boulevard flower dealers,
writes a correspondent, have wonderful
taste for arranging flowers. There is one
of them, Nine Lion, whose reputation is
European ever since an incident with
which she happened to be connected got
into the papers.
One of the Secretaries of the French
Embassy at st. Petersburg fell in love
with one of the ladies of honor to the
Empress. Unluckily for the young di-
plomatist, she was already eng ged to be
married to a very wealthy and titled
Muscovite, but she could not help show
ing her preference for the noble French
man. Thereupon the Russian made such
a scene that the lady went to the Empress
for protection. "Try and induce her
majesty to accord your hand to whichever
of us two shall produce the most beautiful
bouquet" said the secretary to her, and
she promised she would do so. The En-
press loved her very much indeed, and
readily yielded to an arrangement
which promised to be pleasant in any
event. She sent for the young lady
father who laughingly consented to all
that was going on. Then the Russian
gentleman was communicated with, and
when he was informed that mademoi-
selle's hand was for him who gave her
the most magnificent bouquet that day
fortnight, the Empress herself to be the
Judge, he believed he would become her
husband and none other. But, confident
in his great fortune and his own good
taste, this Russian let the days pass, sup
posing all the time that his money could
buy what he wanted at the last moment.
The day arrived when the love gauge
was to be decided. That part of an
palace in which the Czarina lives was the
scene of great excitement. Even the
sutocratic Car himself deigned to be in
terested, while the Grand Duke Alexis
was as eager as a child about it. The
Russian nobleman advanced and pre-
sented an enormous bouquet. 1t was In
deed beautiful; it was made up of the
rarest flowers that could be found in all
Russia and had cost something like 5000
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A Basket of Pansies.

Among arrangements Of flowers for the
sitting-room table, none have truer
charms than may be gained from hand
full of some simple little flower placed
loosely and easily in a receptacle of quiet
form and color, Pansies should be largely
grown for cutting; they last longer in
water than most summer flowers, and
their varied markings, rich coloring and
velvet-like texture make them worthy Of
the closest examination. They have an
almost human interest from the varying
expression of their innocent fa@e-like
flowers, while not the least of their
charms is delicate and delightful scent.
They should be cut long, with liberal
supply OF. stem and leaf, when they will
readily fall into natural, easy punches
cut with the flower-stalk alone, they are
less easy to manage and never look or
last so well. Gartlen
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roubles. At the sight of it the young.
lady nearly tainted. Surely it was I'M,
possible for her dear little diplomatist,
to ever excel such magnifcence. The
other ladies of honor. and all those pres.
ent showed their appreciation OF their
countryman's love token.
With mocking smile on his lips the
Count stepped forward, holding in his
hand two gilded boxes. In political
language he said that one of the boxes
contained a bouquet for the lady he
loved; the other held few flowers which
he humbly begged that the Empress
would deign to nc :ept. Then he handed
the two ladies each her bouquet, and inn
diately all those present saw that he had
won; for never before was there such
lovely combination of color and perfume
as in those which he himself had brought
from Paris. For, the instant that the
gage had been thrown down, he applied
for leave of absence: it took nearly TIVE
days to get it. and then he started. for
Paris. Arriving there he rode straight
to famous flower shop and told the pro
prietress what h. wanted. That night
at eight o'clock he was on his way back!
to Russia, and in the large basket, which
he looked carefully after day and night,
were niftos, souvenirs de Mailmaison,
and gardenia, and these three most lovely
roses were set about with white lilacs.
Such bouquet was never seen in the,
Russian capital and the Empress without
delay awarded the Count the young lady's
hand. They were married and are now
living in Vienna, to which embassy he
was promoted only few months ago.
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will promise to come right down and ask

will promise to come right down and ash
you to vote for him."
Attention was now directed to Styles.
who eyed the speaker complacently and
good-humoredly, nodded for him to pro-
ceed.
"Whare, SIR" continued Tumlin, rails.
ing his voice to high pitch and leveling
his finger at his opponent, "where, sir, i;
Ccoper's Creek9"
Styles became confused and did moi
venture reply. The audience accepted
the point as good one, for every one
knew that Cooper's Creek watered the
most prominent section of the county.
"Ah, you see," he conclued, she
don't know anything about the county
that be wants to represent. Now, 1
leave it to you to say whether it is best to
elect man who knows all about Eng
land and nothing about his district, or
one who knows every cow-path in the
district and every creek that should be
cleaned by Congressional appropriation"
The victory was Tumlin's. He had
carried the day. and his triumphant elec.
tion followed. History says that the old
Cherokee district was well represented in
Congress during his term.-AtIanta Con-
stitutson.
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The Largest Telescope in the World.

Passengers out of Boston on the Boston
and Albany Railroad may have noticed
Just across the Charles River, at the first
bridge out of the city and opposite Cot
tage Farm Station, a handsome residence,
and back of it low. round-topped OBJ
servatory, and outside, near it, a long
white model of telescope, and in the
same yard a two-story brick building.
This building is the factory where the
great Russian telescope was made, as we'll
US many others also famous, and where
work is now going on for the Lick tele
scope, which will be the largest in the
world. Of the two discs of glass, each
one yard in diameter, for the Lick tele-
scope, the flint glass has been made %
long time, but the crown glass, although
ordered five years ago. was only received
by the Clarks in September last. 1t was
made, after repeated trials and failures,
at an establishment near Paris, the only
one that could get out such a piece OF
work. Each glass cost SIS, 900 in the
rough, and they cannot be finished before
fall At first machinery could dos little
rough grinding, but for months past the
bare hand only has been used in applying
the polishing substance, which is rough.
The glasses have now reached stage
where the removal of small portion of
the surface in the wrong place would
ruin them. They are frequently tested,
set in circular iron frame, called a cell.
No instruments can be used for the test,
but the long experience of the Clarks has
gwen them judgment which is uner-
ring. When completed the great tele-
scope will be placed in the observatory on
Mount Hamilton, in Santa Clara County,
Cal. Mr.. James Lick left 100000 in
his will for the purpose of constructing
the necessary buildings and 'for a tele-
scope superior to and more powerful
than any yet made" Az astronomer
has stated that this telescope will bring
the moon, 24O, 900 miles distant, within,
apparently, a hundred miles of the be-
holder. 1t will cost $50, 900, and will be
covered by a steel dome seventy-fvc feet
in diameter, weighing ninety tons.
Besides the observatory are mrny other
buildings, containing all the valuable In
struments necessary for complete es-
tablishment to carry out Mr.. Lick's in
tentions. The citizens Of Santa Clara
County have built road to the summit
of the mountain, at cost of $1S, ,0OO.-
Hartford Post.
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The Table of AppOmattOx.

There has been an inquiry made re-
Gently for the table upon which the artl-
cles of surrender were written and signed
by Grant and Lee at Appomattox. This
table is now on exhibition at the rooms
of the Woman's Decorative Art society in
New York, and belongs to Mrs. Gen.
Custer, to whom it was presented by Gen.
Sheridan, few hours after the surrender
of the Confederate army. Mrs. Custer
has been offered large sums of money tor
it BY would-be purchasers, and circus
and museum men have made repeated
efforts to secure it for exhibition, but she
will not part with it under any circuIn-
stances or for any price, nor will she
permit it to 60 out of her possession. 1t
would not be on exhibition where it is
now, but for the fact that Mrs. Custer IS
superintendent of the Decorative Art
society, and can keep the table under her
eve. She has made will in which she
beoueaths this historical piece OF furnit-
ure to the museum of the West Point
Military academy.-Inter- Ocean.
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A Quiet Chat.

J--i wideawake young business man
on State street. Sauntering about at the
Art Club exhibition recently, he chanced
to meet friend, deaf mute, who was
conversing with a companion in sign
language. Greeting j. cordially the
deaf mute drew out pocket pad
and pencil, and after brief pencil and
paper conversation introduced his COM
plnion by the same means and shortly
after withdrew.
j. and the gentleman discussed the
pictures pleasantly for twenty minuts or
more, meanwhile covering the backs of
sundry envelopes and scraps of paper
with their pencilings, when a fourth
character in this little drama came upon
the scene, friend of J-'s new-made ac-
quaintance.
Hello, George" said the new-made
acquaintance to the newcomer. familiar
ly, chow do you like the pictures this
yearW
"Thunder and Mars2" exclaimed j.,
in surprise, "can you talk?'
"Well, I should say so," said the
gentleman, equally surprised, as he put
away pencil and paper. "Ain't you deaf
and dumb2"
"Not by good deal" j. replied.
thrusting into his pocket an envelope
nearly covered with pencil marks, "but
I'll kill Dummy next time meet him. ~
Boston Record.
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Fashion Notes.

India and China silk, are trimmed
with lace. ljZ:s,ts.;i.3s /. B
Vests are outlined by passementerie or
embroidery. q. .5..$ !;
Black and white printed hosiery, are
among the novelties. e., .'.- :.
White and ecru cotton grenadines are
are among the summer, novelties. -. s
Camers-hair cloth, in light colors,
combined with bright tinted surah-
White dresses for home wear are il
general use by persons in mourning.
The dust wraps are so pretty, there IS
no doubt that they will be very popular
The cost of making plain dress of in
expensive material is three times that Of.
the fabric. sue. III 81.
Full skirts, richly embroidered. are
worn with double breasted jacket bodices
with revers. \. 4.
Very many of the new: bodices are
edged with silk ball trimmings or with
lace quillings 5
Pearls in Russia are considered as gems
of bad luck and are never worn bysuper-
stitious brides. -. 49,
Lustrous silk-warp white materials are
employed for mourning dresses for in-'
formal occasions. ...s - ..5s
Bows are again in constant use. EN-
broidered and beaded trimmings are usu-2
ally in panel style. ,s&5
Materials for tennis costumes, with fig !.
ures of the accessories of the game, have
ribbons to correspond. "
Cheap ornamentation of any kind is
out of style, and it is no longer good form
to wear trash in Jewels.
White wool ulsters lined with satin
and trimmed with deep red or brownvel-
vet are the latest novelties.
The mode of showinga bslayeus Of the
same color or shade harmonizing or:
contrasting is still popular. ,5sl
Large buttons are used to trim dress
panels. The rosary beads, now some-
what passe, are utilized as buttons.
Many of the imported costumes have
full plastrons of cream -colored crepe,
which may be removed at pleasure. q IS.
Polonalses 10 prlncesse, Win apron
drapery in front. have long, full vests,
plated or gathered, of the same material
or of contrasting color.
Short mantles reaching to the waist
line have sling sleeves and the fronts have
scarf drapery cross ng the breast and
fastened at the left side of the waist, long
ends depending below the knees. .
Some summer dresses Of cotton goods
and foulard are in Pompadour and Indian
designs. A number of these have round
skirts in plain colors, such as reddish
brown, gray and blue for wear under the
light fancy cotton fabrics. A variety Of
white dresses are made for misses and
children. There are also linen suits in
red or blue.