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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10
StOneWall JacksOn's Horse.

Several horses became famous in the
war from their association with famous
commanders. Probably the only survi-
vors Of them all is "Old Sorrel," Stone
wall Jackson's charger. General Jackson
rode him in all the battles in which he
took part, and was on his back when he
received the wound from which he died:
After passing through h various hands old
Sorrel was sent to Mrs. Jackson, VINO
afterward gave him to the Military instl-
tute af Lexington, Va. He is about thirty
years old, and his name, tail and tetlocks
have nearly all disappeared, one hair at a
time, through the persistence OF rellc-
hunters. The horse is still spirited, al
though stiff in his joints. Heisa general
favorite, and is greatly petted at the
military institute. York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10
Fish Ont of Water.

Mr.. Grant Allen remarks that the
hclplessncss and awkardness OF fish out
of water have been much exaggerated
by the thoughtlcss generalization OF un-
scientific humanity. While most tlsh
prefer water, many of them cut a better
figure on dry land than most of their
critics themselves would cut in mid
ocean. There are fish that wrlgglc
across country intrcpidly with the dcx-
terity and agility Of the most accom-
plished snakes; fish that walk about on
open sand banks. scmi-crcct on two legs,
as easily as lizards: fish that hop and
skip on tail and fins in manner that the
celebrated jumping-frog himself might
envy; and fish that fly through the a'r
with a grace and swiftncss that would
put to shame hosts of their 1cathcrco
competitors. There are even fish, like
some kinds of cells and the African mud
fish, that scarcely live in water at all, but
merely frequent wet and marshy places
where they lie snugly in the soft ooze
and damp earth that line tue bottom.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10
Stealing the Styles.

"We are compelled to be very particu-
lar" said Broadway (New York; MILL
ner. eve have buyers in Europe and
get our styles at a great expense, and we
must protect them, but we find it almost
impossible on account of the spoilers
from cheaper and less stylish establish
ments. Although their actions are not
an offense under the laws, they ought to
be. Last year I had my buyers in Paris,
got my styles here, and in two weeks l
saw my styles of hat promenading up
Broadway with women in rouge ana
feathers" In fact the very exclusive
milliners have opening days and they
send cards to their patrons and none
others will be admitted. Sometimes,
however, their employees are unfaithtui
and copy the styles themselves and sell
them to cheaper establishments. More
frequently, however, women come In
with the pretense of making purchase,
look over the styles, and, like news
paper reporter, carry the ideas away IN
their heads.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10
A Russian Princess.

Karoline Bauer tells the story of the
princess Natalie Kurakin, which might
serve as the basis of drama. She was
an imposing and captivating beauty,
with the temper of tiend, and became
the most admired and feared woman at
the court of the Emperor Alexander. Her
husband idolized her, and, unfortunate
ly, allowed her complete dominion over
himself. To indulge her love for pleas
ure and luxury he went beyond his
means, and then sold one estate after
another. Once when he handed her a
little pack of banknotcs he had won as
a sort of peace offering, Natalie seized
them and threw them into the fire, to
cure the general, she said, of club and
gaming and late hours. Another night,
when She was adorned in full splendor
for court ball the general kept her
waiting. At last he came, greatly ex-
cited, with red face and flashing eyes,
She supposed the excitement was caused
by wine, and told him so in vehement
words.
''No, dear darling," he protested, II
udu llC Iloso AhAPOi1"ho D'AN~ w
attend to, concerning yourself and our
Alexandria Look at these ruble notes
you will not throw them into the fire. "
81 will, though" she exclaimed. And
as she spoke she snatched the notes from
his hands and threw them into the
flames. He shriekcd in despair and
rushed forward to save them-too late !!
There was seen bright blaze, and
"Natalie," he said, in hollow voice,
''you have just destroyed our whole for
tune-3OO, 900 rubles. Ihope, if I should
notreturn alive from the Caucasus, that
you may never have bitter repentance.
To-day I received orders from the en-
peror's own lips to join the army in the
Caucasus tomorrow. In order to secure
your and our child's future, to-day sold
our last estate to the crown, and every
thing now is ashes ashes!"
General Kurakin was killed in one of
his first engagements in the Caucasus,
and Natalie became the most heartless of
widows.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10
Big Things.

The greatest wall in the world IS the
Chinese wall, built by the emperor OF the
Tsin dynasty, about 220 B. c., as protec-
tion against the Tartars. 1t traverses
the northern boundary of China, and IS
carried over the highest hills, through
the deepest valleys, across rivers, and ev-
cry other natural obstacle. Its length IS
i $50 miles.
Among the most remarkable natural
echoes is that of Eagles Nest, on the
bankso Killarney, Ireland, which re-
peats bugle call until it seems to be
sounded from hundred instruments, and
that of the banks of the Naha, between
Bingen and Coblentz, which repeats a
sound seventeen times.
The most remarkable whirlpool is the
malestrom of the northwest coast OF Nor
way and southwest of Mosken@sol, the
most southerly of the Lofoden Isles. 1t
was once supposed to be unfathomable,
but the depth has been shown not to ex-
cced twenty fathoms.
The most remarkable artificial echo
known is that of the castle Simonetta,
about two miles from Milan. 1t Is occa-
stoned by the existence of two parallel
walls of considerable length. 1t repeats
the report of pistol sixty times.
The greatest cataract in the world IS
that of Niagara. The Horseshoe fall, on
the Canadian side, has perpendicular
descent of 15S feet. The height OF the
American fall is 1877 feet. The Horse
shoe fall, which carries larger volume
of water than the American fall, is about
900 yards wide, and extends from the
Canadian shore to Goat Island.
The biggest diamond in the world, If,
indeed, it be diamond, is the Braganza,
which forms a part of the Portuguese
crown Jewels. It weighs 1900 carats.
However, not little doubt exists of its
being diamond, as the government has
never allowed it to be tested. 1t was
found in Brazil in 1741.
The largest tested, but uncut, diamond
is the Manhattan, belonging to the Rajah
of Mattam in Borneo. 1t is of pure
water, weighs 267 carats, and is of pear
shape, indented at the thick end. 1t was
found about 1850 at Landark, in Borneo.
1t has been the cause of sanguinary
war. Before it was cut the Kohinoor,
which is one of the English crown
Jewels, was the largest tested diamond.
It then weighed 1913 carats. When in
possession of the Emperor Aurengezbe
it was reduced, by unskillful cutting, to
1856 carats. During the Sikh mutiny it
was captured by British troops and pre-
sented to Queen Victoria. 1t was re-
cut, and now weighs 116 1e carats.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10
People Who Make Buttons.

According to the recently published
statistics, there is q village situated near
Paris where from 5000 to 5000 people
are employed in making agate buttons
alone, a Surprising number when it is
considered that in the year 1851 there
were only 9,03S button makers, all told,
in England of whom 1850 worked IN
one town. Pearl buttons come prlnci-
nally from Vienna, and shirt buttons
from Birmingham, while those made OF
glass arc produced in Bohemia: America
manufactures II goods of this designation
valued at from $4,000, 900, 900 to $lo,-
600, 900 per annum, but not at such
cheap rate as Germany which runs
France very close with novelties. In 3D.
hcmia, it is said the men engaged IN the
classs button industry earn from Is: ed'
to 2s. 3D., the women from I'D. to 2od.,
and the children sd. day of our money.
American wages are very much higher,
and consequently many of the kinds I'M
ported from Europe could not probably
be made in the United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10
Women Do Too Much.

American women try to do too much
A woman in moderate circumstances,
SAYS Adelaide Hardy in Good Housekeep-
ina, who does her own work, must afford
as many ruffies on her children's clothes
as her wealthy neighbor can afford, who
has two servants and puts out her sew
ing. Many would rather do the wash
inc and ironing than the sewing. Some
part of the work should always be put
out; it is economy for women to do so,
unless they prefer to give their money
to doctors and nurses, and suffer all
thew will if they work until they are
worn out. There will be suffering and
loss of money and time, and, perhaps, no
hope of future strength.
But those things which will make
your work easier, and, in order to save
your time and strength, make plain
clothes, to lessen the labor of washing
and ironing. have been in rooms, sit
ting-rooms, especially, where what-nots
and mantelpicccs were filled with many
strange things, without utility or beauty
bedrooms arranged in the same way,
on bureaus and mantcls, so that tho
labor of dusting such house became a
dread and burden. 1t is matter OF
health, too, to have as few surfaces as
possible to collect dust. If women would
sit down and resolve to lessen their hours
of labor, they would soon find the un-
necessary things they did. l know one
woman who makes a. dozen pies a week,
and sometimes twice. Short-cakes madc
with cream and baking powder, split and
buttcrcd, with fresh fruit or good canned
fruit spread between, are good substitutes
for both pies and cakes. Plain cakes,
made in large pan and cut in blocks,
are better than the most expensive ones.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10
W0MAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOfs
FEMININE READERS.
Dish Washing and Neuralgia.

One last word to the healthfulness OF
dish washing. There is no such certain
cure for poor circulation; the constant
and varied exercise with hands in hot
water sending the blood to the extrcml-
tics swiftly and freely, and neuralgia will
tly before it. A young lady, who is an
enthusiastic pianist, tells me her fingers
are never so supple as on Monday morn
ing when she has a pan of hot water
brought into the sunny breakfast room
and ''takes Katie's place washing up the
breakfast things" Do not be afraid OF
it, only let your dish washing be done
deccntly y and in order.-Go0d Houseteep-
ina.
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Fashion Notes.

The variety in ribbons is daily widen
ing.
Black stockings are more worn than
colors.
Long wraps arc most generally worn by
young ladies.
Military braid and cord are much worn
on tailor made suits.
Evening gloves arc long, and bracelets
are again worn over them.
Gray gloves, stitched on the back
with black, arc stylish for theatre wear
For wedding dresses the correct style
demands duchesse or heavy corded silks.
Tabliers with plastrons to correspond
are e embroidered with gold and plomb
beads.
Pinkis daily gaining in favor, though
not as formerly so much worn by bru-
ncttes.
Feathers and birds are much worn IN
the hair, in place of flowers on full dress
occasions.
New spring goods include colored
Hamburg embroideries with which to
trim wash dresses.
Jersey waists buttoned behind, with a
kilt-plaited skirt, with sash like the skirt
are still fashionable.
Hooks and eyes of large size, with
precious stones set in, are used as clasp
for an elegant wrap.
/ Lovely costumes are made OF India
shawls, and even of cheaper quality, tor
girls or young ladies.
Very deep phemstitched, bordered, white
handkerchiefs are in better taste tor
mourning than black-bordered.
Amber is much worn. The preference
is given to the brilliant sort. 1t is made
up in necklaces, combs and hairpins.
Lace pins take on larger shapes than
formerly. Flying swallows, or flock OF
them, may be represented in one pin.
Pompadour fronts are embroidered
with gold and pearl beads and have pen
dants like dog-tooth coral of the beads.
Pointed pokes of felt or of velvet, with
high puffed crown, are pretty for girls
and becoming to those of irregular tea-
! lures.
By "wash dresses" is meant dresses OF
any cotton or linen fabric, such as zephyr
ginghams, French percales, satins, and
the like.
The Eton jackets with vest and sash OF
white or buff silk are being much worn,
and are very becoming to the young ladies
who wear them.
Ostrich tips, with aigrette and a tiny
humming bird, are used for adjoining the
hair. The feathers are to be had in al!
the evening colors.
Fancy pocket handkerchiefs may be
tucked into the bodice we'll up under the
chin, or may be secured to the waist by
some of the fancy pins now in vogue.
For ordinary street wear there are Ty'
rol Suede gloves, silk-stitched, warme!
than the usual undressed kid ones and
wearing better than the old castor glove.
Pretty white muslin aprons in all
shapes, and of nainsook or Victoria lawn,
are being worn. Those in most favor are
long enough to cover the dress from
shoulder to hem, and keep the dress free
from so much that would damage its ap-
pearance.
Girls of two years of age wear their
dresses to show about two inches OF the
stockings above their boots, then they are
gradually shortened until the child is five
years of age, when the skirts reach just
below the knees and remain at this length
until the girl enters her teens, when they
arc trife longer, and lengthen until OF
sixteen they reach the ankles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10
Rugs in bedrooms in summer make the

Rugs in bedrooms in summer make the
cleaning easy. In few hours the rugf
can be gathered up and thrown on tho
grass, hung on the line, busted. and the
rooms swept and mopped quickly; the
sweeping and mopping altogether mot
taking more than one-halt hour TO q
room. Then the full carpets can 60 down
late in the fall, unless the house is very
warm, or there are double floors. There
are many ways in which time may be
saved; to a busy and ovcr-worked
woman more leisure may be one of many
things-recreation, health or social Life.
- Good housekeeping.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10

A well-known writer tells of seeing
thousands Of small fish migrating across
land from one lagoon to another in
tropical Africa. He says they moved
as deliberately and unconcernedly as
though they had been accustomed to the
overland route all their lives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10

In Algeria 202 lions have been killed
during the last twelve years; also !, PA
panthers, !, 1882 hyenas, 81, 1876 jackals.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-23

1t is we'll known that Queen Victo-
ria does not like Mr.. Gladstone, her
dislike dating back to the bill dis
establishing the Irish church. An an
ecdote of this dislike is related by an
English journal The Queen expressed
to Gladstone her aversion to the es-
sential principle of the bill, and he re-
piled "But, madam, you must sign. "
The queen flushed and rejoined with
Indignation "Sir, do you know who
/ amp Yes madam, the queen of
England. But does your majesty
know who am? l am the people OF
England"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-23
THE MEXICAN MATTER.

The cabinet is said to be unani-
nous in approving Secretary Bay
ards position in the Cutting case;
and it Is stated that the secretary
will maintain his position at all haz-
yards. This may mean war unless
Mexico comes to her senses, for as
suredly the United States will not
consent to leave so vital a question
as the punishment of one of her clti-
zens in Mexico for an offence COM
mitted in his own country to arbitra-
ton. Mexico contends that she can
legally punish an American for
crimes committed against Mexican
in the United States, and that issue
must be settled. 1t may be legal
according to the statutes of that
country, but the United States has
something to say about the applica-
ton of foreign law to her citizens.
The more that is learned of the de-
tails of the case the greater the error
of the Mexican government in the
premises appears. In point of fact
it is now stated that Cutting did not
even circulate his Texas libel in
Mexico, for he was arrested on the
day the card was published in the
Ell Paso newspaper. He was held
in confinement for nearly month
without trial, and without being per-
mitted to give bail, while the offence
charged against him was a minor
one. Secretary Bayard holds that
circumstances alone would justify
the United States in interfering tc
protect a citizen, while the question
of international law at issue lmpera
lively demands action in the matter
Whether there is party politics il
this question we neither know no
care. We only know that American
citizenship ought to furnish Its owl
proper protection the world over
and that public opinion will full,
sustain Mr.. Bayard in upholding tn
rights of Americans, however hi
action may conflict with the purpose
of the politicians.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-23

champion of the bill, and assailed
the Herald for maintaining that the
amount of the tax was immaterial,
as revenue was not the object of the
bill and five cent tax would be pro-
tective.
But now, Senator Miller has been
interviewed and he says: "While
/ worked to secure five cent tax,
as did also Senator Edmunds, the
rate was not the important feature
of the bill. The evil sought to be
cured, was the practice of putting on
the market under the guise and in
the name of butter, variety of
fraudulent limitations. The machin-
cry devised to prevent this is re-
tanned in all its vigor in the bill as it
became a law.
II is probably too much to expect
that the men who have undertaken
to make case against Edmunds and
his defenders by lying and vituper-
alton will now have the justice to
publish a retraction, but they will
find at the September election that
the Vermont farmers know who
their friends are.-Rutland Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-23

Ireland is indeed unhappy, GER
tainly that part in which Belfast is
located. For the past two weeks
The place has been given up to scenes
OF riot and disorder The people
being wrought up by religious frenzy
have seemingly lost all control of
themselves, and the streets have, in
consequence run with blood. A large
number of people have been killed,
and hundreds have been wounded
more or less seriously. The scenes
have been terrible in the extreme.
Five thousand troops and $500 con-
stables occupy the disturbed districts,
but their presence tends rather to in
crease than suppress the disorders.
Never before did two mobs of oppo.
site religion display such a blood
thirsty desire to kill each other both
sides endeavor to hide their LOSSES
The plenty of weapons constitutes
grave danger for the future. 1t is
said that the police have shot many
persons from panic, if not from vim
dictiveness, and the people have
come to regard them as murderers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-23
MEETING OF TEMPERANCE
PEOPLE,

The grove meeting at Lyndonville,
appointed for the 10th, inst, came off
as advertised, except that DR.. Phil
lips was not present. The day was
very suspicious and the gathering
large, perhaps 5000 people were on
the grounds in the afternoon. Among
these were many of the leading tenn
perance men and women in this sec
ton of the state, with representative
temperance men from other localities.
There were large number of clergy
men, and altogether it was gather
ing of intelligent and earnest people.
whose influence in any cause is no
small thing. Ex-Gov. st. John of
Kansas was present and his notoriety
doubtless helped swell the numbers
considerably. He is a man of say
So years of age, of sanguine and
nervous temperament, possesses a
good voice, and is an attractive
speaker. Like many men of not ex-
traordinary caliber his notoriety
seems to have made him somewhat
egotistical and he introduced his
hearers many times to Gov. ST.
John" He had a good command of
language and dealt considerably in
sarcasm. After showing how be
sprang to notoriety in Kansas, he
went on to relate briefly his expert
ence in temperance matters there.
and then turned his attention to IA
tional temperance affairs. He claim
ed to have been an ardent republican
up to 1884, when he got out with
that party because at the Republican
National Convention the republicans
failed to incorporate temperance
plank in their resolutions. He said
81 then vowed, and told my wife,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-23
Will the Investment Pay Z

This is the first question Yankee asks to-day,
when you speak to him of business. What is best
for me, and how shall keep the love and admira-
ton of my husband? is the uppermost thought Of
the wife. Every hard working husband is discour
aged when he comes home at night and his wife
greets him with complaint OF always being pros
trated, tired and nervous. What kind of com
panion is she? 1t all comes of nine tenths unneces
sary care and anxiety to keep up exaeting appear
ances, while the world presents nothing but de
strnctve stimulants and narcotics to suppress the
indignation of an abused nervous system. Toe
much doctors bill and servant GIRL and ruined
nerves, is the reason young men won't marry, anC
if they do, they want divorce soon, to end the
unexpected slavery. II women would take bette
care of their nervous system, that would end it
Well, how can they? Not by abuse of stimulants
morphine and drugs, but the extract of the Moxi
Nerve Food plant will, and will not harm. To feet
strength is not to drive or suppress. Ten cents
worth day will make any woman strong and
proper helpmeet for her husband. Ask your neigh
bors who use it and if it is not Any druggs
has it. 1t has created more excitement than Pres
idential election.
Every body talks Moxie now. 1t is on every ner
vous womans brain. Like good meal on hungr
stomach, it helps yon at once, and leaves reaction
But suppose that as long people overdo AM
abuse themselves, they must repair correspondence
AS this has proved itself very harmless, 1t is un
| doubtedly much better for the people to thai
| the multitude of slush in vogue. The weakly pee
pie act like crazy looms over it. To hear them talk
you would think there was nothing else in the world
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-23

If a Republican president had
signed river and harbor bill trans
ferring $14, 373, 300 from the national
treasury to the pockets of contractors
what q howl there would have been
among the democratic editors, who
have been whist as mice now that
Cleveland has approved the steal. By
the way the worst feature of this bill
is not that it gives away almost fifteen
million dollars of the peoples money
but that large share of this amount
is so voted as to commit the govern
ment to enormous OUTLAWS hereafter.
The few hundred thousand dollars
that are appropriated to commence q
canal here and grand system OF
harbor improvements there can be
spared now without serious trouble
but the millions that it will take tc
complete these works may not be
easily found when they are wanted
Manchester Mirror.