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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

The honey ant is now sought US a deli
cacy by California epicurts.
A NJ .rechal Mel rose lush that grows
white flowers on ono side and crimson
on the other is u sight ut London, Ont.
Farmer Taft of Uxbridge, Mass, has
a pair of steers which he drives to har-
ness, and which have trotted, with four
in the carriage, four miles in half IN
hour.
Carp is used by Hartford, Conn, to
keep the city reservoirs clean. The fish
have completely cleaned one reservoir of
vegetable growth, and are now at work
upon q second.
An English physician says that men
shouldn't crop their hair short. Hair, he
says, is a conductor of electricity to the
brain, and if the brain fails to get cleo
tricity it will soon soften. This is bad
news for bald-hcadcd men.
Illinois is said to have furnished the
only organized company which went
from the loyal Northern States to join
the Confederate army. The little COM
mand became n part of one of the first
Southe. n regiments, and of its ninety
men fifty fell in battle.
The highest birth-ratc in the United
States is in the South. In Louisiana
there IRE 149 children born each year to
every 1000 women of child bcaring age,
1856 in Georgia, and 1877 il Texas. In
New England the rate is 80, in the west
about 1872.
Constantine, who desired to have as
many houses as possible in tho new Ro.
man capital, Constantinoplc, allotted
free bread according to the houses, not
to the number of persons. Some of the
Roman cmpero;s appropriated large
amounts of money for keeping down the
price Of bread in the capital, while
others taxed the provinces heavily to
make provisions cheap in the metropolis.
This caused the idle and improvident OF
all countries to flock to Rome for relief.
Corks may be rendered perfectly ether.
tight by coating them with a solution
prepared from four parts of gelatine,
ffty-two parts of boiling water and one
part of ammonium bichromatc (added to
the filtered gclatine %solution), and then
exposing them for a few days to the sun
light. An apparatus may be put to-
gcther with unprepared sound corks, and
the exposed portion of the latter after
wards coated and exposed to sunlight.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23
A Fruitful Region.

The region extending from Vacaville
to Winters, California, a distance Of
twelve miles. is the most valuable agri-
cultural section in the United States. It
produces every deciduous and citrus fruit
and the choicest table grapes in the most
prodigal abundance, and with the un-
ailing regularity of the recurring seasons.
But in addition to this, nature has given
this section precedence in the time of
ripening its produce, and thereby at
least doubled its market value. Think
of a manufacturer whose facilities fo1
production are as good as any o: his
competitors, and in addition can realize
double the price for his commodity that
any Of his rivals can obtain for the same
good. This is just the situation of the
Vacaville fruit farmer as compared with
the producer in any other section of the
United States. Because the peach first
bushes, and the grape puppies, and the
apricot turns to gold two or three weeks
sooner upon the hillsiies Of this section,
every dealer from San Francisco to New
York is willing to pay double price for
Vacaville fruit. This enormous advant-
age in the market has made this section
one of the wealthiest in the state. No
advertising has attracted immigration,
10 mining or mercantile wealth accumu-
lated elsewhere has assisted in develop.
ing this section; but wherever a fine
residence or a comfortable home is seen,
it is a monument of the successful strug-
gle with fortune of some penniless man,
who commenced on that spot as a market
gardener or laborer.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23
Puzzle Jugs.

Wager on puzzle jugs, says the Pottery
Gazette, were once great favorites in vii
lage inns. They were made at least as
early as the seventeenth century, and at
the beginning of the present century
were still being produced. Mr.. Scion
and Mr.. Willett possess some charac-
teristic examples; others are in the
museums of South Kensington and
Jermyn street. These tantalizing vessels,
though not always equally complex, have
generally some features in common. In
spite OF their many spouts, a perforated
neck usually prevented the abstraction
of their contents in their ordinary way.
But a secret passage for the liquor up
the hollow handle and through one
spout or nozzle afforded the means of
sucking out the contents. OF course,
all other spouts and a small concealed
hole under the top of the handle had to
be closed by the fingers judiciously en-
ployed during the imbibing process.
The inscriptions found on some of these
puzzle jugs usually relate to the diff
Guilty of getting at their contents. The
following is an example, written in
scratch blue" on q salt-glazed jug,
formerly in the possession of, Professor
Church:
From Mother Earth I claim my birth,
I'm made a joke Tor man,
But now Pm here, filed with good cheer,
Come. taste me Il you can.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23
DON'T PAY A Big PRICE !"

65 Cents n ',sn to te 9he a r Xsrr', m ssSj;e5,p;
Kmroi lone acne Rochestsr y; "; WITHOUT prem;
8 page 3. 4s columns. IL years Cd. For one Dollar
you have one choice from over $50 diff, rent Cloth.
one year. ro.tpaid. Book postage. l5c. Extra; .D.oe
Lawyers; Family. Cyclopedia; Farm Cyclopedia !:
farmers' and Stock6reeders Guide; Com non Sense
(MedicaD Counselor Boys Useful Pastimes; Five
Years Before the Mast, Peoples H,stor OF Unit. ID
States; UNIVERSAL Histoly OF al Nations Popular
History Civil War tboth sidesl.
Amy ONE book and paper. one year, all postpaid, for
$1.15 only. Paper alone Csc. II subscribed before
the LIST OF March. Satisfaction guaranteed on books
and Weekly. or money REFUNDED. Reference, Hon. c..
R Parsons. Mayor Rochester. Sample papers. &c.
RURAL HOME Co, LTD,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23
Hints 10 Consnn,ptiyes

C~onsumpttves should use food as nourishing
as can be had, and in a shape that will best
agree with the stomach and taste of the pa
tient.
Outdoor exercise Is earnestly recommended.
If you are unable to take such exercise on
horseback or on foot, that should furnish no
excuse for shutting yourself indoors. but you
should take exercise in a carriage, or in some
other way bring yourself in contact with the
open air.
Medicines which cause expectoration must
be avoided. For five hundred years ply
sicians have tried to cure Consumption by
u ing them, and have failed. Where there is
great arrangement Of the secretions. with
engagement Of a~ir-cells, there Is always
profuse eXpectoration. Now Piso's Cure re-
moves the engagement and the arrangement
Of tho secretions, and consequently land in
this way only diminishes the amount Of mat
ter expec:orated. This medicine does not dry
up a cough, but removes the cause Of it.
When 1t is impossible from debility or other
causes to exercise freely in the open alr, apart
ments occupied by the patient should be SO
ventilated as to ensure the constant accession
of fresh air in abundance.
as often as every third day with tepid water
any n other, AiteS thoroushiy tdryins. USE
Cod-Liver or Olive Is the best. This keeps the
POI es of the skin in a soft, pliable condition,
which contributes mate, tally to the unloading
of waste matter from the system through this
organ. You will please recollec we cure this
d sease ~ enabling the, orr ans Of the sys EN-
10 perform their functions in q n rmal way,
or, in other VOL DIS, we remOve obstruction
while the recuperative powers of the system
cure the disease.
We will here say q word in regard to a cough
in the I, rming stage, where there Is no con.
stitutional or noticeable disease. A.. cough
may or may not foreshadow serious evil; taxi
it in its mi dest form, TO say the least, it Ia q
nu sance, and should be abated.
A cough is unlike any other symptom of dis
ease. It stands q conspirator. with threaten.
ing voice, menacing the health and existence
of q vital organ. Its first approach fs In wills
pers untntelligible, and at first too often un
Needed. but In time IL never fails to ma Q itsel1
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fails to claim the attention
of those on whom It calls.
II you have a cough without disease of tn.
lungs or serious constitutional disturbance, 81
much the better, as o fow do es Of Piso's Cur,
will be all you maj need. while IL you 70 IA
advanced In CONSUMPTION. several bottles ms!
be enuire to affect n ~permanent cure.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A|ADho III thO
day, said to have belonged to John
Hancock, had on the fly leafs contract
providing for the safe return of the
book on the I ccasion Of its loan to a
clergyman.
! A lady named Augustine Ahumada
has died in Santiago, Chill, at the age
Gatiea has died, aged 100 years. The
other 95 years of age.
l.. H. Lystsr, of Medora, Ind, has u
pig which has six feet and walks on al
of them. The animal is stone blihd and
deaf rs a post. 1t is 8 months old. and
healthy and thriving. 1t was raised by
bottle.
Franklin Gable, who has tie reputa-
ton of being the fastest brick payer in
Reading. laid the pavement in front of
st: Luke's Church, Of that city. in about
a day and half, making a splendid
foundation and using 5000 bricks. He
gave his labor as a contribution to the
church.
The Reading Eagle, undoubtedly in
an attempt to be humorous, asserts that
the position of juror is much sought
after, and the officials who have in
charge the filling of the wheels are call
ed upon by many citizens who ask them
to put their ame into the wheel, as
they are anxious to get on a jury.
The Alta California gives this descrip.
ton of a San Francisco Sunday:
"O'Dornell ard his crowd at one end of
the Sand Lots, the Salvation Army ut
the other; Sells circus and a base ball
game going on in front, while an timer
ant preacher holds forth in the middle,
from the text: And Jesus looked down
upon the city and wept.'"
A year ago q bogus dispatch was sent
from Washington saying that Senator
Pike had dropped dead in tho street ON
the way to his Office. To some newspa-
per men who called on him that evening
/ Q said: This bogus dispatch has ac-
curately described the manner of my
taking off. l shall die just as suddenly
as that person described. I shall go out
like a flash, without a moments warm
ing, save what my doctors has given
me-" Just one year to a day from that
da:e. says the Washington Post, Sena-
tor Pike dropped dead while on his way
to his office.
Once month, relates the New York
Sun, the members of the Swamp Beef
steak Club, with loosened Wristbands
and collars, gather around a long table
at 35 : cry street and cast lots for the
prize beefsteak--a double porter house,
Weighing never less than u nor more
tina 3 pounds. Then with interested
and often with e~nvious eyes they watch
the lucky winner as he tackles It. If he
eats it to the bone they rejoice. because
lie is an honor to the club: but If he
fails they rejoice also, for he must hen
order q basket of wine for their benefit.
It is a matter of record that Alderman
Pat Diver was the first man who sue
ceeding in getting away with the steak,
and A%ssemblyman Tommy Maher was
the first who fuked and set up the wine.
Diver did not stop at the steak. He
ate q big lobster beside.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23

OF any nature Is usually avoided by those who
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&Co., Portland. Maine, TO learn about work
which they can do at a profit Of from SIS to SIS
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You are started free. Both sexes. All ages.
PARTICULARS free. Agreat reward awaits every
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23

Mr.. F. Rensselaer,, San Francisco. CAL, con-
traoted a severe cold, and became 20 hoarso
he could not speak. He tried q number Of
remedies without benefit, and even the efforts
OF two physicians failed to give tho slightest
relief. He was induced totry Red Star Cough
euro, ono bottle Of which entirely cured him.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23

Tho family Of Hon. W. B. Hoke, Judge of tho
Jefferson County, KY, Court, used st. Jacobs
OIL with signal success.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23

Buckwheat cakes will soon begin to pan
out we'll.
Secretary Lamar Is In Philadelphia where
his I isce lies very Ill.
Walt Whiteman Is hard at work On q new
ooem which be calls Senili.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23

An ope"etta company OF Jews from Rou-
mania Is am ing the theatrical attractions in
New York.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23

The farmers, in their swamps, we're sure.
Could find the roots and plants that cure.
IL oE Their knowledge they only knew
Take courage now and Swamp Root" Try
Uor kidney, | Yer and bladder compIaintS.
AS OH this remedy you can rely.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23
An Awful Doom

You will get more comfort for 25 cts. in
lyons Heel Stifeners than in any other arti-
Gle YOU buy.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23
The Bomb Throwers Of Chicago,

=. :MEs =. STANTON. ex-Detectiye and Lieutenant OF
tie Mu.icipal Police Force OF Chicago. and the hero
OF the great Hay1n9rket massacre. in which he sus-
tanned eirren terrible tcounds while leading his pia-
toon to action, whose portrait in shown below, has
been rromi emily known in official circles for many
years: and il one of the most energetic and intelligent
members of the police department OF the Garden
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23

For producing q vigorous growth Of hail mn
on bald heads, use HALLS Hair Remover.
Every druggist Will rocommend Ayers Anu
Cures Tor 1t ~ warranted to cure.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23

49, -, = IIITP SNVeU.
Mrs. Harriet Cummings. 0; Cincinnati. Ohio yr,tcs
"Fariy last win err NV daughter was ATTACKED win ,
s'vere cold which 81 t led on har ln "a. We tri, Il
several medicines. none OF VIII ch sc, mel to do her
any Boou' put shc continued to xet worse, and fra ~
rai.ea large amounts of blood from her lung, wo
called In a family physician. bat no failed to do he;
any good: At this time IL friend who had been cured
me to give 1t q trial. We got a b ,ttle and she heg.n
tirely cured" "'e
TIL best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
CONSUMPTION. Sold everywhere, &c.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-23
4 Good Name

at home Is a tower Of strength abroad. This Is fully
verified by Hoods Sarsaparilla, which has q reputa-
ton at home unequaled by any other medicine. In
Lowell, Mass, where 1t is made, whole neighhor-
hoods are takiny 1t at the same time, and the most
remarkable unsolicited testimonials are received
from Lowell people. Th, druggists OF Lowell say
tn , sell mora Of Hoods SarsapRrtlla than Of all
other sarsaparillas OF blood purifiers. The same
wonderful success is extending all over the country,
as the sup ,rior curative powers Of Hoods sarsapa-
rlla become known. For any affection caused by
impure blood or low state of the system try the
peculiar medicine"
"All I ask Of any one is to try one bottle of Hoods
sarsaparfla and sec its quick effect. 1t takes less
time and quantity to draw It's effect than any other
preparation I ever heard of. Iwould not be without
IL In tn, house."-AIRs. G. A. II. HUBBARD. North
Chill. \. Y.
Hoods
Sold by all druggists 81; six for g. Prepared only
by c. 1. HOOD 6 CO.. Apothecaries. Lowell. Mass
100 Doses One Dollar
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-12
HONOLULU RIFLES.

The annual election of officers of
of the Honolulu Rifles took place
last night at the armory, with very
satisfactory result. The attendance
was large and every man voted with
the company's welfare at heart.
Mr.. Geo. Mcleod was elected Cap
tain; ii. f. Hebbard, First Lieu
tenant; w. Unger, Second Lieu
tenant; j. II. Reist, Recording
Secretary; F. l.. Winter, Financial
Secretary, and f.. F. Bishop, Treas
urer. The following committees
were appointed: Armory-W. Will
liams, w. Wagner, j. l.. Torbert;
Finance. ii. Reist, G. X. Wilder,
w. Wagner; Range-W. Unger, j..
l.. Torbert, j. w. Pratt; Recruit
ing-F. Wood, b. Burgess, w.
Unger. Notice was given of amend
ments to the bylaws for the reduc-
ton of fines and dues, and change
of meeting night.-[Jan. 9th.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-12
the FEAST OF EPIPHANY.

The Feast of the Epiphany of our
Lord was observed on it's very day,
January 9th, with a grand solemnity,
at the Roman Catholic Cathedral;
several persons were baptized, and
the sacrament of confirmation adj
ministered to about 40, both adults
and children. This feast is kept by
the Church in order to commemorate
the manifestation of Christ's glory
Epiphany meaning manifestation,
from the Greek word Epiphaneia j.
CD when the Magi adored Him; (2)
in His baptism, when the voice from
heaven proclaimed Him the Son of
God; (3) in the miracle of changing
water into wine, when Christ began
his miracles and manifested" his
glory. And this same feast ever re-
minds us, too, that all the nations of
the whole world were then called to
enter the Kingdom of God, the three
Magi representing the three great
races of men, descending from the
three sons of Noah. f. c.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-12
THEIR MAJESTIES RETURN,

Their Majesties the King and
Queen being expected to arrive this
morning by the steamer Kinau, ar
engagements were made for right
royal reception. The Royal Guards,
headed by the Royal Band, were to
escort the royal party from the
steamers wharf to the palace, but
through some misadventure the
steamer Likelike was reported as
being the Kinau, and, at an early
hour this morning, the Royal Guards
marched to the beat of still drum
to receive the King and party, who
did not then arrive. II was deemed
best, after the blunder was COM
mitted, to receive the party at the
Palace with truly civic ovation.
As the steamer Kinau approached
her berth this morning with the
royal standard flying from the main
mast, royal salute of second
guns was fired from the battery in
honor of the arrival of their Males.
ties. The Governors staff-Maiors
Rosa and Holt and Col. Boyd, in
uniform-were on the wharf when
the steamer came in, as also were
Hons. w. M. Gibson, j. A. Cum
minis, A. 5. Cleghorn and others,
who accompanied the royal process
sion to the Palace Jan. 9th.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-12
MYSTIC LODGE.

The installation and hop of Mystic
Lodge, No. 2, X. of p, at Harmony
Hall last night, was indeed pleasur-
able. Installation was performed
by David Dayton, ID. S. o., assisted
by j. A. Hassinger, acting M. at
A., and M. Grossman, acting S. p.
Following is the ist:-P. c., J. A..
Mehrtens; c. c., u. X. Myers; V.
c., G. G. Stratemeyer; M. of Elk.
III. Armitage; M. of f., j. Roth
well; X. of r. & S., j. A. Palmer ;
M. at A., A. Gartenberg; l. g.,
+. A. Williams o. g., A. o. Wood.
The attendance was large-too large
for the hall-and consisted chiefly
of gay young people, who awaited
themselves of the opportunity, for
a good while back withheld, of
enjoying waltz. Refreshments
were served during the evening, and
at midnight, when the gathering
broke up, everyone was well pleased
with the evenings amusement.
The popularity of the lodge is doubt
less much enhanced by the event.
TJan. 9Th.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-12

ton of the stream, attracted con-
siderable attention for their in
trinsic beauty and delicacy of exc
cution. Some of the other land
scapes were not quite so happily
realistic, but the portraits received
universal commentator for their
faithfulness. During the evening
the Royal Band performed choice
selection of operate and terpsi-
chorean music in their usual splendid
way, and contributed in no small
degree to the successful manner in
which the evening passed away. As
usual the Hotel balconies and
grounds were brilliantly lit up, and
nothing was left undone by the
manager and his assistants to render
every one present perfectly com
Portable. Mr.. j. A. Palmer was on
hand throughout to impart all de-
sired information to spectators, H.
having managed the exhibition from
its inception. - Jan. 9Th.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-12
the SECRET SOCIETY CASE.

The Chinese secret society case
was concluded in the Supreme Court
Yesterday afternoon. Evidence had
been given by the prosecution of the
raid upon the house, in Beretania
street, and the seizure of defend
ants out of an assembly of nearly
a hundred persons, together with
paraphernalia, documents, etc. A
Chinese witness said a certificate
produced was for membership in the
Tong Hing Society, members of
which in China would be beheaded
if detected. The defense showed
that the society was an open, benevo-
lent association, and that admission
to the building was free to every
body at all times. Also, that the
assembly on the occasion of the
raid was convened for the celebra-
ton of the birthday of the Buddhist
god San Now Chang Quong. In
charging the jury, Judge Preston
severely commented upon the Mar
shals illegal using of warrant to
search premises on King street, for
the purpose of violently entering
another place on Beretania street.
He said the law had been grossly
abused, first by using warrant in a
different place than sworn to; and,
second, by the use of force to gain
admittance. After a consultation
of only nine minutes, the jury re-
turned with verdict of not guilty,
three dissenting. = Jan. 9th.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-12
SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.

Capt. Lowell, of the Hawaiian tern
Ke Au Hou, writes in private let
ter by the schooner Jennie Walker,
dated Jaluit, Dec. 10th: "The Ger
man Government have duly pro-
claimed their protectorate over the
Marshall and Caroline groups, and
have as first start issued bulletins
to say that they will acknowledge
land sales made before third parties
before the date of their assuming
the protectorate, but they will not
allow any purchase of land to be
made until further notice, and it
seems to me as though that was an
attempt to shut out other than the
German firms from doing business
here. Speaking to the German Con-
sui yesterday about it, he told me
that eventually we should be allowed
to purchase little land, sufficient
for station; but not at present,
until they had made things little
bit straight. There is, l hear, a
governor or commissioner appointed,
who is now on his way out from
Germany, and is supposed to arrive
here next month or whereabouts.
How they intend to run the islands
Chat is, their policy is not declared
yet, but l have notion that Ameri-
can or English goods will have a
big import duty put on them at
once, so rs to make an outlet for
German manufactures. However,
at present things are running just
the same as ever, pending the
arrival of the said commissioner.
Whatever their policy may be, ! feel
assured they will try to clod any
American and English imports,
certain.
81 have also to inform you that
the weather amongst the islands has
been something unheard of, and the
vessels here cannot possibly get
from island to island-nothing but a
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-12
PAINTING AND MUSIC.

Yesterday evening Mr.. j. d.
Strong gave an exhibition of his
work in oils. water colors, and
black and white, in the Hawaiian
Hotel parlors. A goodly number
of ladies and gentlemen took advan-
tagc of the occasion to combine
pleasure with instruction, and to
see our beautiful island scenery
portrayed by the skilful hand of
the artist. Detailed criticism of
the pictures would be out of place,
but we may mention that view, in
oils, of "Nuuanu Stream before
Kapena Falls" and another, in
black and white, of q different por.