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a Female Spy.

Washington Letter to the New York Herald
81 was highly interested i'll the de-
sc,iption OF Calumet place General
l.osan's house near Washington
which the Herald recently printed"
said Congressman Egbert L. Viele, OF
New York. 81 spent three months
there in 1861. 1t was the headquar-
ters OF the New York Seventh Regiment.
We were encamped in large clover
field back OF the house. The regiment
had a parade every afternoon, and all
fashionable Washington came out to
see us. A frequent visitor was Secre-
tary Seward, who was often accom-
panied by lady who played q very
important part in the war. do not
mention her name, but | could prove
that she was a paid spy OF the con-
federacy. Through her instrumental
ity the most sacred secrets of the
cabinet reached Richmond How do
know, Let me tell you one of half
dozen Incidents connected with her.
was second in command OF the expe-
ditlon dispatched from Fortress
Monroe to establish coalng sta
tlons on the Atlantic coast. 1t
was second Amanda, consisting
OF seventy vessels and 10000 men.
Its destination was a profound secret.
did not know myself. But the even
ing before our departure | encoun-
tered this lady at reception, and she
told me we were bound for Bulls Bay
and Felnandina.
81 laughed at her and thought no
more OF her words; but when | reach
ed Fortress Monroe and saw the seal
ed orders broken in all the privacy of
a council OF war her whispered conf
dence to me had an awful significance.
The destination was Bulls Bay and
Fernandina. | rose and stated the
case, and after discussion that last.
ed from 10 O'Clock in the day till 2
O'Clock the next morning it was re-
solved to go to Port Royal instead o;
the places named. That incident led
to the great victory at Hilton Head.
We learned afterward that troops in
large numbers were sent to Bulls Bay
and Fernanaina. Indeed, was told
by an ex-confederate officer that the
change OF plan was known in Rich
mond the day after, despite the fact
that none ofus went ashore thereafter.
The archives in possession OF Secreta-
ry Stanton's family would disclose
some facts that even at this late day
would shock the civilized world. |
hope they will be turned over to the
government, as they should be.
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Height and Weight of Senators.

Carp" Washington correspondent
OF the Cleveland Leader and Herald,
furnishes the following height and
weight statistics OF solemn senators:
These senators are as a rule big men,
Their average height is over five feet
nine, and their average weight about
175 pounds. The fattest and heav-
lest senator is Philetus Sawyer, who
though he is short will pull the beam
at $50. Stanford OF California, Eus-
tbs OF Louisiana and Beck of Kentucky
will aggregate at least 600 pounds,
while Palmer OF Michigan, Jones OF
Arkansas, George o. Mississippi and
the doughty West of Missouri have
each about $50 pounds of solid flesh
in their anatomies. John Sherman
has not an ounce OF fat, but his bone,
brain and muscle weigh about 16O
pounds. Chace OF Rhode Island, the
Quaker weighs $50 and John c. Spoon
er about 1875 John A. Logan has
grown fat lately, and he now weighs
about $50, while Ingalls,, who sits
back OF him, though he is six feet tall,
will not weigh more than 40. 1t
would take twenty Mahones to make
a ton and the weight OF these twenty
would notamomt to as much as eight
men like Senator Sawyer Mahone
Is the leaneSt man in the senate,
though Eli Salisbury OF Delaware,
Henry B. Payne of Ohio and Ingalls, OF
Kansas crowd him very close. Payne,
Walthall, sherman, Salisbury, Ingalls,,
Eustis, Brown and Blair are each six
feet high, while Vest is not over five
feet six and Spooner about five feet
four. | forgot to mention Evarts
among the thin men. OF all the
noted dinner eaters in Washington, he
gets the least fat out OF his meals.
He looks very small, indeed, as he sits,
but when he rises you find that he is
OF n good height, and as he draws
those long four. hundred word SEN
tences out OF his anatomy during his
speech you imagine he must be giant.
Ben Harrison OF Indiana is short and
inclined to obesity. Gen. Hawley is
taller, with q slight tendency the same
way. George Hearst, the new million
aire from California, is a six-footer,
and Maxey ofTexas has to take off his
hat when he goes through an ordina-
ry-sized door. Riddleberger is above
the height ofordinary men. Eli Sauls-
bury looks to be six feet on account
OF his thinness, and Wilson. the new
senator from Maryland, although he
is about six inches shorter than Sauls-
bury, looks to be foot less by con-
trast.
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Corp,llence.

A correspondent, who, without any
known organic or functional trouble,
is greatly incommoded by superiuous
fat,-he wrongly calls it flesh,-re-
quests an article on the subject.
In cases of obesity, there is a def
cheney ofoxygen in the blood, either alb
solutely, or relatively to the amount
OF food. Excess OF food tends to pro-
duce it, and yet some are corpulent
on a spare diet. Lack of exercise
favors it, by lessening the oxidation
OF the tissues. 1t is also produced by
disease which diminish the number Of
the red blood corpuscles. It is the
latter that absorb oxygen from the
inspired air and convey it to the tis-
sues.
According to Quain, very corpulent
people have large hearts and small
lungs. This may help to explain the
deficiency of oxygen. 1t has also
quite recently been proved that
women have fewer, by many millions,
OF red blood corpuscles than men.
This, too, may be one reasons for their
greater tendency to corpulence.
AS the muscles become infiltrated
with fat, they are weakened Hence
corpulent persons are apt to be indis-
posed to active exercise. For the
same reason, the heart is rendered
feeble and is easily disturbed. The
deficiency OF oxygen tends to the for
nation OF uric acid, and hence to the
production of gout. The very corpu-
lent are specially liable to various
forms OF congestion. and acute dis
eases are apt to have an unfavorable
course.
In treating the corpulent, regard
must be had to the fact that their
heart is weak. The main reliance for
reducing the obesity is on diet and ex-
ercise. The latter increases the power
OF the blood to take up oxygen. The
more oxygen one can receive, the bet
ter, if kept well within the PERSONS
strength and the capacity of a weak
ened heart. The diet should contain
but little fatty or starchy food, and
much animal food-lean meats, fish,
but not the richer kinds. also fresh
fruits, vegetables, and bread with only
a moderate allowance OF butter. AL
kaline water is believed to oe helpful.
Youths Companion.
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He Danced with the Parsons
Daughter.

Some years ago q law-boGk which
had belonged to Jonathan Trumbull,
containing the early statutes Of Con.
necticut, was i'll the possession OF a
Boston gentlemen, who informs us
that at the end OF the volume, inman-
uscript, werefound reports OF Brother
Jonathan's' adiudications of small
cases which he tried as ''justice OF the
peace" Among them was one where
chs ncagesty's, tythingman" entered a
complaint against iona and Susan
Smith for proclamation OF the sab
bath" namely: THAT on day Of
during Divine service on the Lord g
day they did smile" The eulprits
were adiudsed to be guilty OF the
otfense and severally fined "5 shillings
and costs" This book was shown to
the late Prof. Agassiz, who examined
it with great interest and then made
the following remark: 81 find here
evidence OF the difference between the
Calvinism of Switzerland and the Cal
vin'sm OF America. ! was brought up
i'll that faith. went to meeting in
the morning, l danced with the par
sons daughter on the green in the
afternoon, and | played whist with
the parson in the evening. New Eng
land Sunday.
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New England Nearncss.
From the Boston Record.


The proverbial "nearness" ofagood
many honored New England families
received a new illustration the other
day in sale at tpublic auction, by the
heirs OF a dead man, ofsthe venerable
setter dog that used to follow him
about, and which became a familiar
and rather cherished object topeople
who were accustomed to seeing the
old man taking his walks about the
Common. Family pictures are legiti-
mate prey for the auctioneer, the His
torian supposes in this era when the
ancestors 20 with the estate, and the
estate is valued for precisely 'what it
will bring"
And still another incident illustrate
ing Yankee thrift has come to the His
torian's attention. 1t is q story of
mourning, though it isn't particularly
mournful. A lady who lives ssout
Dorchester way" and whose income.
though it exceeds $4,000 q year, is
yet cherished with exceeding watchful-
ness and jealous care, suffered the loss
of her husband the other day. When
the undertaken came to attach the
Grape to the door, the rain was falling.
Wiping the tears from her eyes, the be.
reaved lady came to the door and
said:
ri think you had better wait, Mr..
Undertaken, until it, clears off. I'm
AFRAID tlle Grape will spoil
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The Bullfrog's Victory.

From the Chicago Herald.
One OF the best of Sam Smalls war
stories is this: "When things were
hot around Atlanta Captain Evan
Howell received an order to recon
nolter across the eChattahoochceR River
and ascertain if the Federal troops
had retired. The night was black as
ink. He read the order to his men,
but was surprised to find them all dis
qualified for the risky Job. One
couldn't swim, another had rheuma.
tlsm, still another always took cramps
in the water and SO 1t went down the
whole line. But the order had to be
obeyed. So Howell plunged into the
river and made for the other side. He
was remarkably good swimmer and
felt sure he WAS making no noise, vet
he became so frightened that each
stroke seemed to him to arouse the
whole Federal camp. Now and then
a llshtning-bus appeared, and, conf
dent that 1T was Il Yankee musket, he
ducked under water. By and by he
got so near the shore that he could
wade, and he was creeping along rs
cautiously as possible, his teeth chat
tering with fear, when OF a sudden he
struck against an old tree that had
fallen into the river. Just then a huge
bull-fros gave Il sonorous blurt and
jumped into the river. Unable to re-
tain his self-possession longer Howell
threw up both hands and yelled in
terror, i surrender, | surrender
When he finally reached the camp not
a Yankee could be seen, but a smoui-
derine fire gave evidence that they had
recently decamped.
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A New Process for Curing the
Worst Cases of COnSu,nption.

The Brooklyn Eagle describes the
appearance and workings OF new
machine intended to cure consump.
ton. 1t is known as the ketchum
cabinet or pneumatic cabinet, and is
the invention Of Brooklyn scientist,
Prof. Joseph ketchum. This cabinet
was invented about two years ago,
was patented by company in which
local capitalists are largely represent
ed, and is leased only to physicians in
good standing. 1t is not sold, as in
such event, on the death of an owner,
1t might pass into the hands OF q
quack or inexperienced person, who
could do no end of mischief with it,
though its operation is quite simple.
The cabinet is OF steel, with plate
glass front and door at the back. 1t
is about six feet high, and when the
door is closed it is air tight. The
mode OF treatment is to place the pa
tlent on q chair in the ecabinet with his
nose stopped by q clothes pin or his
own fingers, and his mouth enveloping
the end OF a rubber tube that pierces
the glass front and communicates
with the outside air. The cabinet is
surmounted by large, strong bellows
operated from without by a pump
handle. When the patient takes his
seat and is prepared to breathe
through the tube, the door is tight
ly closed and the bellows pumped.
That produces q partial vacuum in
the interior, and Immediately the
reslduary air in the top and bottom
and odd corners OF the patients lungs
begins to expand, to fill the vacuum.
violent breathing is established ex.
halation being accomplished with some
effort, and where there is mucus or
catarrh plugs they are pushed out by
this swelling OF the air behind them.
few minutes of this active and en-.
forced exercise OF the lungs is followed
by rest, for weak lungs cannot stand
too much OF it at the start, and after
his release the patient, if his lungs be
unsound, coughs and eXpectorates
mucus in considerable quantities.
When the lungs are cleared he is again
placed in the cabinet and breathes as
before, but this time powerful atom
1"ri 10 W. iii ol)Sittli ttt lIle eNttI
orltice OF the breathing tube, and q
fine spray OF medicated liquid is thus
inhaled. The compulsory deep breath
ing carries the inhalins vapor to every
part OF the lungs, which simple inhala-
ton by weak lunged people will not
do, Beginning with a slight rarefac-
tion, the patient is subjected on every
succeeding day to greater, until he
can exist with comfort in % good deal
OF vacuum and breathes the external
air as forcibly as a "blown" pugilist
In the report OF some hundreds of
cases, a few days OF this treatment
has always been followed by increased
weight, better appetite, better color
quieter sleep and treer breathing, and
II. d few weeks mt most the doctor dis
charge their patients to all appear
ance cured, Pleuritic adhesions are
stretched by this process, patches OF
lung made solid by inflammation are
aerated and restored to service, cavi-
ties are cicatrized, hemorrhages check
ed, and evenin other than pulmonary
disorders the effect of increased oxy-
genation is beneficial.
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went forward, leaving me alone and
unmolested. did not understand
this proceeding. though clearly un-
derstood that had been robbed OF
500.
The conductor entered. He looked
rather pleased, | thought, for one
whose train was in the hands OF rob-
bers.
pretty slick-wasn't it?" he re.
marked, cheerily.
81 should say it was," replied, my
anger rising. 'It was cool certain
ly."
"Jake's got 'em dead this time" he
replied.
''Jake?" 1 repeated. "You mean
Jesse James.
At this he burst out laughing He
then explained. The stranger was
simply detective who had tracked
down my companions-two states
prison blrds-who had planned torob
me. The gang were the train hands
who, at the signal, assisted in the ar
rest. You may infer my surprise and
qualification. In the baggage car I
found my late companions. at Chi
cago they were transferred to Jail, and
afterwards to Joliet for long term
OF years. recovered my money, and
did not forget the detective, you may
be sure.
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blush red, and take on an increase OF
cranlal gloss under the ordeal OF
laughter, but never suspect the truth
as | here expose it. Whenever an old
lsh man goes to the box Office to buy
Il ticket, and the treasurer thinks
there is reason to suspect badness.
the following conversation ensues, or
something like it: "Excuse me, sir,
there's something on your hat
''Than& YOU" and Off comes the hat.
"Ah! it has dropped OFF, and the
conspirator sees that the disclosed
head lacks hair Gone seat, did YOU
say?' and he hands out ticket ior
the front row.
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A New Motor.

Chicago News.
Bisulphide OF carbon, or sulphur al
cohol, as it is commonly called, is a
liquid produced by burning charcoal
and sulphur. 1t boils or vaporizes at
a little over one-half the boiling tenn
perature of water. In common with
many other liquids it has been tried
to substitute this for steam as a mo.
tor, but until recently without success.
figures and describes, for the first
time, an engine operated by this agent
for a number OF mcnths past, and
concerning which much has been writ.
ten but very little exactly stated here
tofore
Briefly described the machine con-
sists OF q tubular boiler in the tubes
OF which the bisulphide is vaporized by
steam furnished from an ordinary
generator. The vapor is led to the
cylinder OF the engine, where it oper.
ates the piston, and then returns in
liquid form to the boiler to be again
yaporized. The cylinder is surround
ed by a steam jacket, which almost
entirely prevents cylinder-condensa-
ton and consequent loss of pressure.
Through the alternative vaporizing
and coEdensing the liquid loses .he
sckening odor which characterizes it
in it's ordinary state.
According to a recent test, two en-
gines driving dynamos, furnishing 1873
Thomson Houston arc lights through
twenty-eight miles OF wire in circuit,
were run for eight hours with total
fuel consumption OF 2,O12 pounds of
coal. Diagrams taken from the engine
with full load, indicated It's horse
power. This gives ,43 pounds OF coal
per horse power per hour, which in
comparison with the ordinary con.
sumption OF fuel, shows remarkable
efficiency, and indicates an unusual
utilization OF the available heat.
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A BETROTHAL,

! rove you, he whispered low,
In Joy. for a moment bold;
Ana ,Ti suddenly, white as snow,
Ihe warm little hand grew cold.
y love You" again he said,
m. ana touched the soft tinger-tips;
But shyly she bent her head
10 hioe the two trembling lips.
love IoVe you-~shc turnad her face.
wv MS heart overiled with fear;
hen lol on her checks the trace
vi one tiny passion-tcar
i love you" he gently spoke,
IN ana Kissed her, sweet, teariul-eyed;
me rose-bossom letters broke;
love you, too, they replied.
FRANK Dempster Sherman in the Century
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-02
The Briny Sea.

One of the first things a boy will do
on arriving at the seashore is to taste
the water, to see for himself if a whole
ocean a be salt. If \ box six feet
deep were filled with water and allowed
to evaporate under the sun, there would
be two inches of salt left on the bottom.
Taking the average depth Of the ocean
to be three miles, there would be n
layer of pure salt $50 feet thick on the
bed of the Atlantic. If all the seas
could be dried up there would be l., 900
million cubic miles Of common salt.
Where a fresh-water river empties into
the sea, the surrounding water is, of
course, more free from salt; and where
there is little outlet and continual evap-
Grafton, as in the Dead Sea and Salt
Lake, Utah, there is correspondingly
more sediment to a thousand parts. In
the Dead Sea the water is so dense that
a mans body will easily font. Salt is
composed of little cubes like crystal,
which appear white when a number are
laid on the top of each other and the
sunlight is kept from passing through.
There are many other substances in sea
water, as silver, arsenic enough to poi.
son the whole world, chlorine, nitrogen,
carbon, sulphur, and 50 on.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-02
The Story Of W1nsloM.

Winslow's exposure and flight were
curious. He had secured a discount on
q note Endorsed by a prominent and
wealthy Boston merchant. The banker
who accommodated him was Asa Potter.
of the Maverick National Bank. An
hour after he got the money the indorscr
came in. Mr.. Potter carclessly turned
over the note on his desk, where it still
lay, and remarked to his caller, casu-
ally, 81 didn't know that you had deal
ings with Winslow." The gentleman
looked carefully at the note, started,
looked closer and then said: ut rs a
forgery" Mr.. Potter enjoined secrecy
on him, took his hat and went out. He
found Winslow without much trouble
and said, without any show OF excite
mcnt, but with some emphasis, .Wins-
low, l don't think I had better keen
this note of yours. In fact, 1 e don't think
you wantm me to keep it. You have the
money by you yet, I have no doubt. We
will exchange, if you please" The
forger took in the situation at once, and
offered to go and get the cash. Mr..
Potter went with him. The mono was
procured and the note taken up. The
next morning Winslow was gone. The
name of the person of whom he got the
money that he repaid to Mr.. Potter has
never been made public. This was the
story as told me by a Boston man. who
had exceptional facilities for inside in.
formation at the time.-.MeU York 7ri-
6une.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-02
He Could Take Care OF Himself.

81 admit I'm pretty green" said a
passenger from F%reeport, ''but I guess I
can take care of myself. I have just
been spending a few days and a few
nights in Chicago seeing the sights, and
I've seen 'em. Here I am, on my way
home, safe and sound, and with my
purse in my pocket, though I've had
some narrow escapes. Night before last
l wandered Gown on Third avenue.
Don't know how I happened 70 be down
there, but there I VAS. Just wandering
around looking ut the sights. Pretty
soon I noticed three men following me.
That scared me, but I kept my wits
about me all the same. I looked for a
policeman, but of course couldn't see
any. was about to cut and run for it,
but as / looked back I saw the fellows
coming for me. An idea struck me, and
1 turned quickly and walked toward
them. Before they could do q thing or
say n word 1 exclaimed:
will you please give me ten cents to
get a nights lodging with!'
"Youo ought to have seer the look or
disgust that came on those fellows faces
as they swore at me and walked off.
Yet at that very minute I had down
here in my pants pocket the money 1
had got for six car loads of hogs. I
know I'm mighty green, but 1 guess I
can take care of myself"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-02
Whit Sherman Missed.

Writing in July, 1s47, Gen. W. T..
Sherman, who was destined one day to,
win imperishable renown as the leader
of that "march to the sea-" which
brought the American civil war to an
end in 1865, says:
cat that time, what is now called
San Francisco was called Ycrba Buenn.
a naval officer, Lieutenant Bartlett, of
the United States navy, had caused it to
be surveyed and laid out in lots, which
were sold at $40 apiece. Many naval
officers had invested, and my friend
Captain Folsom advised me to buy; but
[ felt actually insulted that he should
think me such a fool as to pay good
money for property in such a horrible,
place"
If General Sherman had possessed the
gift of foresight, the investment in 1847
of a few hundred dollars in Yerb:.
Buena might have made him now one
of the richest men in the world. Tho
''horrible place" of which he speaks
with such loathing is now Montgomery
street, San Francisco a street which,
IN the eyes of its ordinary habitues, is.
unsurpassed in attractiveness by Regent
street, by the Boulevard DIES Italiens, by
Broadway, or by any other of the gay
est and most fashionable urban thor
oughfares london Telegraph.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-02
Frugality that Brought Misfortune.

The Cleceland Leader says:-Frugality
does not often bring disaster, but there:
are exceptions. One week ago Ed Nc
Donnell, a west side saloonist, was ar
rested and sentenced to the Workhouse.
But for the economical notions of Mrs.
Mcdonnell her husband would not have
suffered. Several months ago shc buried
a box in the cellar. Through the cover
she cut a narrow opening and dropped
in a coin. Since then she has continued
dropping in dimes, nickcls, and quarters.
whenever they could be spared. Nc
Donnell's saloon trade was not brisk this
fall. On the first Sunday that the:
drinking places were closed he COM
planned to his wife of slack custom.
The day before Mrs. Mcdonnell had at
tempted to put a coin in the box and
found it full. When her husband COM
planned of hard times she told him of
the box. 1t was brought up, opened,
and found to contain over $500. Nc
Donnell was ovcrjoyed, and in a burst
of generosity he tapped a beer keg and
set. it out where all who ran might.
drink. He was arrested, and punished
as above indicated.