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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30
Animals and Music.

A saying among the Arabs asserts tiat
the song OF the shepherd fattcns the
sheep more than the richest pasture. The
milkmaids of the Highlands Of Scotland
sing to their sullsy COWS to restore them
to good humor. The Frenchman en-
courages his oxen to exert themselves by
singing pleasant songs. A camel-driver
often stimulates his fatigued beast to
step out with renewed vigor by playing
on an instrument. Seals have been
known to follow q boat in which some
one was playing, and hunters often take
advantage of the animals musical taste:
Darwin, generalizing from these and
similar facts, says thas "the perception,
if not the enjoyment, ofmusical cadences
and of rhythm is probably common tc
all animals"
It does seem that music is the only
art which animals, fools and. idiots ale
able to appreciate, and the explanation
is, probably, that music rests OH phys
ical basis common to all living creatures.
Some animals show liking for certain
musical sounds. and dislike to others.
A lamb is mentioned by the Rev. J. G.
Wood which delighted in lively tunes,
but abhored slow compositions. 1t would
show its pleasure when polka was
played, but the moment it heard ''God
Save the Queen" it would set up con-
tinuous bna-baa, and silence the musicians
by provoking laughter.
4 Scotch lady could always put her
pet rabbit into such rage by playing
the harmoni1m, that it would ty at the
instrument and scratch its legs. If, how
ever, she went to the piano, and played
on that, the rabbit would give vent to his
delight by running round and round the
music STOOL
Some dogs howl all the time hand-
organ is played, and many men would,
if they were as free to express themselves
as dog is. A dos is mentioned who
had such an antipathy to violin music
that he would yell dismally the moment
a hand was laid on the b>w.
Mr.. Darwin tells in his "Descent of
Man. of a bullfinch which had been
taught to pipe German waltz. Whan
the bird was introduced into room
where other birds were kept, and he be-
gan to pipe, all the Ennets ard canaries
ranged themselves on the nearest side of
their cages, and listened with the great
est interest to the performer. - Youths
Compant0n.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30
A Congressman's Daughter.

A Congressman's daughter had been
receiving young mans attentions until
her father tho::ght it was time he was
knowing something about it.
"Celestine," he said last night when
the young man was announced, 'isn't
it about time some definite conclusion
was being arrived at in this matter?"
"Qulte time, papa" she replied in a
matter-of-fact way.
"Well, daughter, is there any prospect
of conclusion?"
II can't say, really, papa You see it
is IN the calendar as unfinished business,
and"
Enough, daughter, enough" he in
terrupted, putting up his hands, and the
girl went down stairs to complete the
quorum. Washington Critic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30
Incidents of Cyclones.

At Prosper, Minn., the funnel-shaped
storm-cloud took up mule and held it
suspended during the cyclones course
over three counties. The mule was finally
dropped to the ground uninjurcd, but so
charged with electricity that a shock
from its hind feet recently killed dog.
At Pansyville, Iowa. by one revolution
Of the whirling cloud the feathers were
completely stripped from fock Of geese
and also from Il flock of turkeys. In the
ncxtrevolution the feathers wcrcrcplaced,
but all the turkey feathers were put on
the geese and all the geese feathers on
the turkeys.
Farmer Hunter, of Mud Creek, Kan
sas, had narrow escape from cyclone
lately. He was driving along the road
when the cloud roared by so close to his
vehicle that it carried away part of the
hubs of beth wheels on one side. as well
as the outside car of the off horse.
Farmer Hunter describes the sound as
dreadful.
In Boomer County, Oak. a cyclone
lately swoopcd down upon vicious cay
use which had been ridden by cowboy.
bit finally turned loose because of its
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30
His Fate.

He bought patent lawn mower,
Became an ardent lawn mower,
And woke up folks before
The hours of sleep were DER.
Their hair the victims tore,
They danced around and swore,
Fierce hate to him they bore,
They thirsted for his gore !
No more the mower is heard when morn Ii
breaking.
The mower sleeps the sleep that knows n,
waking,
The mower is no more.
Boston Courier.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
How He Sacrificed Himself-A Con-
sressman's Dauehter-HeW With
drew-Too Late-Bound to Be
a Fine Show, Etc.

Aureliar- "Gcorge, you know I love
you, but"
George (hoarsely)-"Do not say that
you reject my love. 1t would be death. "
Aurelia-"No, George, it is not that,
but Do you not think it would be
cruel to tear me from my happy home2"
George Goyously)-"Noblc girl! You
are right! We will live with your
mother. II.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30
Bound to he a Fine Show.

One of Max Taubles's experiences in
hard times in Idaho he used to relate
with great gusto. He was IN bad luck.
and the mining interest was dull. One
day another Bohemian like himself came
to him.
"Mlax, I've got scheme to make some
money, if you will help me-"
"What is it2 I'm ready"
"Well, we'll take this building down
b re and give show"
"What kind of show2'
s'Never mind; I'll fix it up, and all
You'll have to do will be to stand at the
door and take the tickets and give a
lecture"
GAIL right"
So, next day, the entrance to this
building was found cover>d with an i'm
mense double curtain. Max was visible
ringing bell. lone dollar admission
to see the great and only ferociou'
kyhega. painted on the curtain. Inside,
as people went past, they could hear a
fearful growing and clanking of chains.
Slowly the crowd gathered, and by and
ly the dollars begln dropping in. Each
man as he came out locked disappointed,
and Max halted in his lecture until he
had disappeared. Some of them were
very mad, but they did not show it. The
fact was that inside all that was seen
was man in bearskin, or something
savage, clanking a chain, and the only
way they saved themselves from being
killed by some indignant miner was by
Max's partner standing at the door as
each man came out, thrustlng revolver
in his face and saying in loud and
piercing tone of voice:
"a fine show, isn't it,"
The answer was always: "You bet. y
San F7uRcisso Chronicle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30

The wife of a Senator at Washington
receives callers in the midst Of her pets
As these arc from four to six dogs OF
different sizes, ages and breeds, ner-
vous visitor is not apt to bore her with
o long call.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30

An artesian we'll at Pesth, in Hungary,
wh:ch is 5000 feet deep, supplies 49,
600 gallons of warm water per day. The
temperature of the water is 161 degrees,
and the we'll is to be deepened until the
temperature rises to 17S degrees.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30
Too Late.

There was an exutant smile on his
face as he walked into the office of o
weli-known capitalist, and there was q
proud ring in his voice as he said:
"For twenty years have lived from
hand to mouth, waiting for something to
turn up. 1t has finally come. l have
made discovery which, if you will back
it with few hundred dollars, will give
us both fortunes"
estate your case"
"Well, sir, l have discovered that
banana peelings can be utilized for all
kinds of table jellies. A peck of old
peelings can be made to bring forth
twelve tumblers of the finest currant
jell, and the profit
'.Hold on right thtre," interrupted
the capitalist; ''you are just two years
TOO late. A chap in Chicago not only
discovered that, but he found way to
work in apple rinds and cores and
orange peel, and we can't infringe on his
patent"
"But-"
s1t's no use-Td like to see you get
along, but you must drop that. Don't
be d .scouragcd, however. Perhaps you
can discover way to make pressed corn
beef out of old boot legs. All you want
is machine to run in the streaks OF
fat. "-Dstroit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30

Japan. according to the new census,
has population of 80, 500, 900, or about
the same as that of the United States in
1870. In area Japan is about three
times the size OF Pennsylvania.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30

In Januarr. 1866, his big scholars gave
Wilson CO ty school teacher duck
ing. He ha. Just received $4,000 dam
ages. This ,.as in Kansas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30

A lin, i'm posing man,-A police Judge.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-21
A Man to be Feared.

Ward III. Lamon, Mr.. Lincoln's Il.
linois partner, who was appointed by
him United States Marshal for the
District of Columbia, was a man Of
gigantic size and herculean strength.
Among the many anecdotes related
about him was that of his contest
with Secretary Stanton for the jail at
Washington. Marshal Lamon had in
custody there a number of colored
prisoners, legally committed, and re-
fused to liberate them. One afternoon
he went to dine with old Mr.. Blair,
out at Silver Springs, and when he re-
turned his deputy informed him that
the military Governor had taken pos
session of the Jail, and put there a
guard composed of a sergeant and
about a dozen men. Lamon consult
ed Mr.. Carlisle, his regular counsel,
and, ascertaining that this intrusion
was utterly without warrant of law,
announced his intention ofretakingthe
place, which he proceeded to do at
once. Alone, and with his own hands,
he disarmed the entire party, took the
keys from the sergeant, locked mp him
and his men, stacked their arms, and
then reported to Mr.. Lincoln the state
of affairs. He was sustained, as ne
always was, by the President, and in
due time a ponderous opinion from
Father Bates put an end to the mill
tary siege of the jail, which Lamon
meanwhile had put into a posture OF
defense, and determined to hold at any
cost. About the same time Mr.. Stan
ton had made up his mind to seize g
house that Lamon had bought ana
was fitting up for the reception OF ms
family. eff you do that" SAID
Lamon, at the conclusion OF the IN
terview in which the Secretary haa
been very offensive, "TH kill you.
Stanton went Immediately to the
President, and informed him that the
Marshal had threatened to murder
him. ..Well, Stanton" said Lincoln,
eff he really said it, I'd advise you e
prepare for your end, for he's 9 MAJ
Of his word. But I'll see him, ard Try
if / can't get him to spare yous Inc On
my account. He's a great friena o
mine, you know But Mr.. stanton
did not take the house.-Ben: Periey
Poore in Boston Budget.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-21

you only have patience to listen to
him you will always hear something
clever. Hisfund of humor is ineXhaus-
tible, and it is Just as likely to bubble
out of him while he is holding court
as at any other time. Not a great
while ago, Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood
mad q case before him. She was angry,
because the opposing counsel, who was
of the male persuasion, had, through
neglect to comply with certain formal
tiles, secured q continuance Ofthecase,
and she ventilated her ire pretty freely
to the Judge. After she had concluded
Carter, with q twinkle in his eye, slut
tered: Mrs. Lockwood, t~hec-C-cOurt
understands the s-s-s-situaciOn PIP
perfectly and it d-d-d-dOesn't presume
toever intimate that you are a SIS.
shiftless counsel" Belva did not know
whether to get mad or not, but final
ly she concluded she wouldn't do so,
and she joined in the general laugh.
Upon another occasion a lawyer
named Davis was trying a case before
the Judge. He was making a perfect
mess OF it and the Judge had to set
him on the right tack about a dozen
times. After awhile he stumbled
again and made a personal appeal to
the Judge, saying: "Iou know, what
is my client to do under these CirCum-
stances?" 1.-THE c-c-c-c0urt isnot here
to Indicate but it would s~-s-suggest
that the c-c-client hire a lawyer. This
was enough and Davis closedthe case.
Every lawyer in town knows that
Judge Carter always intends that sub
stantial Justice shall be done. He is
one OF the fairest judges who eve sat
upon the bench. I'll give you an in
stance OF it, and then l am done. He
was hearing a case which had q mum.
Der ofknotty problems, involved in lit.
There was no doubt that one ofShe
parties was clearly entitled to Fhe
property, but the difficulty was that
there was no law which exactly fitted
the case. The Judge looked around
for a moment and then said in the
course of his decision, giving judgment
in favor of the rightful owner: The
c-c-court cannot f-f,fnd that Cocoon
gress has passed any Ll-law5 which
will apply to this c-c-case, SO it-so it
will have to P-p-pass a little j-jjudi-
iallegislation."
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-21
.hree Misses Harrington in ! sip. z.

three Misses Harrington in ! 81 q,
ing row. pere
But their call there was insin;a
several OF them returned to thes @uu
Barn" to finish their evening ssope
Adrian Dulany remained The
of al so late, in fact, that It wa as9 p
who escorted GRANDDAUGHTER had 4. =
Creetly fallen asleep in her bio ob ~.
some time ago-and Aileen to ths
house under whispering pine.bonobus'
by the light of a big round moon
The three cousins whose list of cop.
had long since ended, were yawn;no 4
the parlor,
Dear mel" cried Selma, as thelittl.
group came in. Where have NV
been all day, Aileen?" wv
I'm the old stone barn chamh..
learning to spin," said Aileen laughins
and coloring,
Juanita looked sharply at h,
What change had subtly crept oyar
her voice and manner? Then ~
looked at Captain drian's bright face
Take good care OF her." said the
young officer, tenderly removing tia
heavy shawl from Aliens SHOULDER
"She has promised to be my wife, BE-.
fore q great many weeks"
1t was not until Dulany had gone
that the full cannonade of Questions
burst on Aileen's devoted head.
Girls, girls! don't all speak at once
said grandma. cts just exactly as
I've always told you. The right one
will be sure to come along il yon sit n
the chimney corner and wait. And
that was just what Aileen was doing
this evening"
And that night when the frost-white
stars OF midnight climbed the sky:
"Good-by, sweet New Years Day
the happiest have ever knownl'
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-21
Mr.. Evarts Plays a Little Joke

Washington Dispatch to The Indianapolis
Journal.
None of the senators enjoy a JoKeso
much as Mr.. Evarts, the statesman
from New York. He is almost con-
stantly playing some pranks upon ms
colleagues or associates upon the novl
of the senate. He perpetrated q HUG
joke on Senator Mitchell, OF Oregon,
recently, which he seemed to ENJOY
hugely. Mr.. Mitchell has been p %
the leading and most 0utspoken eA-
ponents OF open doors OF the senate
during the consideration OF nonina,
tions. Recently Mr.. Rlddleberger, q
Virginia. attempted to call up forcon-
sideration the resolution to open tlO
doors Of the senate, and was making 2
desperate effort to secure q dlspositlon
of the measure. A yea and nay voIo
had just been called. One OF cierNs
at the desks was reading the names ~
the voters when Senator Mitcnei,
came into the chamber. As hepasseV
Senator Evarts's desk he looked oyer
it to the old gentleman, and realizing
that ifhe voted at all he must lotion
the instant, otherwiseit would De TOO
late, as the vote would be announced
inquired:
"How shall Ivote?"
"Vote no." replied Senator Evarcs'
snWell, what is the subject?"
ooh, you viii find out" answered
the New York statesman, and Mr;
Mitchell, without further inquiry criea
out mo- His vote was so recorded.
| When, a moment later, it was ascer,
tanned by Mr.. Mitchell that be mao
voted against the consideration Of tne
resolution to open the doors Of ths
senate he was not a little worried, ana
Senator Evarts laughed heartily dur.
ingthe rest Of the afternoon.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-21
HIS MARY.

Twas Christmas night, ten years ago
Two weeks had ! been COurting),
When first my lips pressed Mary James
Great glory, how transporting.
I saw no mistletoo that night,
| did not care a finder
II every yule log in the land
We're burned down to q Cinder.
The sun, the moon, the earth, the stars,
The tender Christmas tidings-
Oh, what were these at such a time
To our loves sweet contidings!
To-day three chubby, handsome boys
Are romping in my airy,
Their father was my college chum,
Their mother was my Mary.
Oily City Derrick.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-21
A Timely Word For Tender
Hearts.

Amber" in the Chicago Journal.
Take the mother-in-law. Is there
nothing sacred left for mans venera-
ton? Has it come to pass that the
divine love and the ~tireless zeal of
motherhoods are without honor in
this land? A nation guffawing over
vile jests at a mothers expense! Daily
papers, that should be the organs
whereby honor and purity and probity
are advanced, pandering to the tastes
that selects a woman and a mother
as the target OF its ridicule! No won
der the entire social economy is out
of order, and trickery and misrule sit
in high places in q nation where rever-
ence and respect are out ofdate. Our
grandmothers tell US, as one recalling
the legends of a forgotten past, of a
timewhen children were taught to rev.
erence the aged, when young men
were chivalrous and old men were
courtly gentlemen, yielding beautiful
difference to as her right,
and to motherhood as the cor
onation that made q woman
Queen of Heaven. But what achange
the present generation has wrought
Where is the eye that kindles when the
laugh goes round at the expense of de-
fenseless woman, or the jest that
crowns with dishonor the ~sacredness
of the hoary head? Did y.yH ever stop
to think of all that is involved in the
term s'Mother?" A mother has re-
ceived from heaven heavens purest
gift a precious baby. She has brood
ed over every moment of it's infant
life. She has stood next to God to it's
helplessness. She has nursed it
through teri IDLE illnesses. She has
guided and controlled, prayed away
temptationSand interposed her own
bosom between the shafts of sorrow
and its tender heart. Her child has
grown to womanhood, dear as her
own soul, as necessary to her life as
sunshine is to the earth, when loi up
comes a dapper youth and beckons
her girl away. When love leads, young
feet will follow, and the mother heart
is robbed Of it's treasure. Given oves
to the care Of a stranger, the lamb
for whom the mothers heart
was the tender foldl i declare,
when / think of it, / wonder there is a
sane mother in-law in the world
What is a lioness robbed ofher whelps,
compared to the mother from whom
the daughter is takenY As / write, the
vision passes before me of the youth
who shall one day come wooing my
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
80. Nicholas for June, 1880.

J. 7. Trowbridge's new serial The
Kelp-Gatherers l. the leading feature OF
the June ~. Nicholas. IL il story OF
boy-life on the Maine coast. with strong
flavor Of adventure and keen sense OF
bOy-nature.
Little Lord Flun,leroy" Il continued
in a much longer insiament than last
months, and We are told how that young
nohleman learned 10 ride. and miny other
interesting items about him.
How shall We spend the summer!" ~
a question more often asked than sitisfacto-
rily answered at this season but the two
articles entitled The Boys Paradise"
and "A Boys Camp" will throw q great
deal Of light on this perpleXing subject,
especially for those city boys who like to
CROUCH IT," but whose parents prefer them
to do 80 "with all the comforts of a home,'
while those who prefer u pass their vaca-
tion In Europe can Join Frank II. stock
TOMS Personally Conducted" party aud
wilt all the beauties aud wonders OF
queen Paris
"Mothor's Idea" holds an idea for girls
as well: and "The Satchcl" contains q
grotcsquely amusing mixture of fairy tale
and science ly Tudor jerks, and i've Illus.
tr;t.Ons by j. II. Kelly.
The story Of George Washington IS con-
tiHued through the exciting events OF
117G-'77. Henry Eckford has more Won.
dcrs oi the Alphabet" to relate. and th ,re
are sketches aud poems by T.. l.. Roe, who
contributes two dog stories.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
Richmond Theatre.

THE Mascotte," by the Adelaide Ran.
dali Biiou Opera Company, Justly gave
great satisfaction to large and fashionable
audience last night. The BettIns Of Mis-.
Randall was pleasing histrionIc effort, and
her singing was delightful. In the gobble
song she received an encore, and Mr.. VIII
kie's voice and hers blended with good
effect in that song.
Mr. Flint as Rocco the Farmer de-
seryedly won the many plaudits he re-
ceiyed, while Mr.. Dixie IS Lorenzo had
ample opportunity TO display his ability as
a comedian.
In the second act Miss Randall sang
"The silver Line" and was encored. and
In the trio with Flint and Dixie" Read
the Answer In the Stars"-received triple
encore.
Tonight "The Chimes OF Normandy. -
with the song OF Tic-Tac," from the opera
Of " Nell Gwynn," will be introduced by
Miss Randall.
On Friday some gentlemen have kindly
offered their services to sing In the chorus
Of al. NJ. 5. Pinafofe," which offer has
been accepted by the management"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
Confederate Memorial Monument As
ISOLATION Of UeBricO County, Va.

The Association j. in prosperous condi-
iion, and numbers about 325 members.
These are chiefly residents OF lleurlcO
county aud Richmond, but the roll also
shows the names Of representatives from
many northern cities, from Washington
Territory, from Texas, and from as far a.
Dublin, Ireland, thereby proving a wide
spread interest In this object, which should
be particularly dear 70 every southern
heart.
To aid in procuring the necessary funds
for the monument some OF the ladies OF
the Association will hold Fair, Festival,
and Entertainment at the Brook school
bouse, in Henrico county. on the evenings
Of the 7th, sth, and 9th Of June. The en-
tertainment will be varied each evening,
and Will consist Of Minstrelsy, Lectures,
and an address by Governor FitZhugh
Lee.
The place selected for the entertainment
is appropriate. the schOol-house being upon
the identical site oi the old Brook church.
which. during the war, was used a. a hos
pital for Confederate soldiers, many OF
whom died there Of disease and wounds.
These, and some others who were killed
IN the immediate vicinity in the battles with
Sheridan's raiders-in all about seventy
eight-now rest IN Emmanuel cemetery,
close by.
For the purpose Of erecting suitable
monument 10 the memory Of these sleeping
hOroes Of the "Lost Cause" the Confede-
rate Memorial Monument Association was
formed. and in furtherance OF this worthy
object the Fair and Entertainment VIII be
held on the evenings above nsmed.
Donations for the Fair aud Festival will
be gladly received, and friends desiring TO
contribute articles for this purpose will
phase report 10 Mr.. Thomas Johnston, OF
West, Johnston Il Co.