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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
A MOngOlian Prayer.

The worship of ancestors at graves IS
not seen here, as the bodies are sent back
to China; but there every April, on a
certain day, the family tombs are visited
and offerings made. The Chinese think
that we do the same on decoration LAY;
at least this is the impression of many.
The prayers offered at the tomb of an
ancestor are ready made and printed, and
are not recited, as the bearer very natur-
ally argues that the soul of the ancestor
if it knows anything is aware of what is
wanted, so it is simply burned Il; the
tomb. The following IS a literal trans
lation of a prayer offered copied from
one of the slips:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
'ANGKWANG,
18th month, Sd moon, 1st day. {

18th month, sd moon, ISL DAY.
I, Lin Kwang, the second son of the third
generation, presume to come before the
grave of my ancestor, LIN Kung. Revolv.
ing years have brought again the season Of
spring. CneriShing sentiments of venerttlon,
I-look up and sweep your tomb PROSTATE
Or " that you will com. and be present, and
thu; you will grant to your posterity that
tneJ may be prosperous and illustrious At
taii season Of general showers and gentle
uree es desire to rerompense the root IT my
existence, and exert myself sincerely. Al
ways grant your safe protection. Most
reverently present tho five-fold sacrifice OF
a pig, fowl, a duck, a goose, and fish;
also an Offering Of five plates of fruit, with
libatious of spirituous liquors. earnestly en-
treating that you will come and view them.
With the most attentive respect this an
nouncement is presented on high.
The religion of the Chinaman ard OF
Chinatown is bounded by no narrow
limits. 1t is boundlcss fitted for all
stations, and is tumble of tradition,
superstition aud ignorance, incompre;;
hensib!e to nine -tenths of its so ocalled
adhcrents. Francisc0 Gull.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17

Life indeed is short, but by ills it be-
comes TOO long.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17

Italy has twenty-one universities-one
more than Germany.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11

covered her and with cry that was
hardly human in it's intensity she threw
herself upon her screaming: "Rita, my
Ritar' hugging and kissing her and
crying at the same time, the tears, proba-
bly the first shed for years, rolling her
cheeks. The frightened girl endeavored
at first to disengage herself, but at re
assuring sign from Mrs. Clark submitted
to the caresses of the insane woman.
With considerable difficulty they tore
themselves away from her, and, making
a solemn promise to return the next day,
they departed. On the following morn
ing, according to promise, they called at
the institution and learned that a Won
derful change had come over the patient,
that instead of raving the whole night
long, she had been very quiet and had
wept a great deal. Being shown into her
presence, she seemed only to see Rita,
who, having been instructed by her fos-
ter parents, submitted to the caresses
lavished upon her, but in more quiet
manner, by the unfortunate woman.
Feeling satisfied that her suspicious were
correct, Mrs. Clark insisted upon remain
ing in Pueblo for a few days, during
which frequent visits were made to the
asylum, the woman seeming to become
more sane with each visit and talking
more coherently about the past. Finally
the whole cruel history was told by her,
proving beyond a doubt that she was the
long-lost mother of Rita. Her discharge
was easily secured, the Clarks agreeing to
care for her, and she was taken to the
pleasant Denver home, where she entirely
recovered after time. Rita, blessed
with the love of two mothers, was happi-
er if anything than before, and some time
married an estimable gentle
man of means, being comfortably dover
cd -her-fester parents, IS living in
coy dwelling on Broadway with her
mother and husband, an ornament to the
circle in which she moves.-Denger
Mona
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11
Raising MuieS.

Col. Joe Marley, of Ripley, Tenn, who
is as well known for his elevated charac-
ter as for his genial hospitality, has OF
late years turned part of his attention
to mule raising His method is as SIM
pie and economical as it is effective. He
owns large body of land situated near
the Mississippi river in Lauderdale coun-
ty, covered with a luxuriant growth OF
cane. In the midst of this cane he fells
sufficient number of trees for the pur-
pose, bores a number of large auger holes
in the logs, and fills the holes with salt.
Under the lead of an intelligent gray
mare, whose habits have been fixed and
whose temper has been mellowed by the
flight of years, he turns his mules into
this magnificent cane pasture, from
weanlings up, where they remain until
ready for market. The hck-logs are
their homes, the trees their only shelter.
Their feed is costless. The old mare
gives them motherly care and direction
them from running away in
search of wildcats" and inviting them
to regular festivals at the lick-logs.
The mules thus brought up are well grown
strong and hardy, with compact muscles,
and are equal, if not superior to those
raised within fence bounds, besides being
with many of the more con-
spicuous vices contracted by the latter
during their playful youth.-Naah0ills
Tenn. american.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11

Glue is rendered waterproof by first
soaking it in water until it becomes soft,
and then melting it, with gentle heat, in
linseed oil.
To keep new iron pot from rusting,
each time you put it away, after using 1t,
give it good rub over with little grease
that has no salt in it,
Bread fried in this way is relished for
breakfast or lunch: Beat three eggs and
season them with salt and pepper; cut
some bread in thin slices and dip them
in the beaten egg and fry delicate
brown in hot lard.
To clean windows, show cases, mir
rors, and glassware, dip a damp cloth in
whiting, and rub on the glass, rub to get
off all dirt, then let it dry on; after
which rub with dry cloth; it is nice for
nickel plating knives and forks.
Graham mullins made in this way are
wholesome for breakfast: One quart of
graham -four, one tablespoonful of bak-
ing powder and half teaspoonful of salt
sifted To this add two eggs well beaten,
two ounces of melted butter and enough
milk to form a thin batter, mixing
thoroughly. Bake in ruf1in rings or pans
half filled with the batter in brisk
oven.
Cabbage salad is recommended: Slice
a small white cabbage very fine with
sharp knife Put half a cup of vinegar
in one saucepan and half a cup of milk in
another. When the vinegar is hot, add
one tablespoonful of granulated sugar.
one tablespoonful of butter, and salt and
pepper to taste. Let all come to boiling
point and then add the finely-cut cab
bage; set the pan on the range where it
will not boil but be kept very hot, cover
ing closely, When the milk is hot, mix
with it one well-beaten egg and set it on
the fire, stirring until it thickens. Turn
the cabbage into a salad bowl, pour the
hot egg and milk over it, mixing
thoroughly with silver fork. Cover the
bowl while the cabbage is still hot and
set where it will cool very rapidly. Serve
cold.
This recipe for chicken pie is from the
note book of an excellent cook: Cut up
two small chickens and put them in
saucepan with one quarter of a pound of
salt pork cut in thin slices, adding salt
and pepper Cover with water and sim
mer until done; then set aside until cold.
Make paste OF one quart OF Hour, with
which Is mixed two teaspoonfuls of bak-
ing powder, two large tablespoonfuls of
clarified beef drippings or butter, half a
teaspoonful of salt and half a teacupful
Of granulated sugar. Mix together and
moisten with sweet milk until a soft
dough is formed. Roll out half the
dough and line a well-buttered tin pan
with it. Fill with the chicken and broth,
adding tablespoonful of butter. Set
an inverted cup IN the centre, roll out the
other half of the paste and cover the pie
with it. Make a large incision in Ethe
middle of the paste and press the sides
of the upper and lower crust well to-
gether. If all the broth be not used at
first, add through the opening during the
baking. The pie should be baked In a
moderate oven.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11

Certain wells in the Northern States contain
ice during the whole or part of the year, some
times rendsring the drawing Of water imprac-
ticable. Examples are in Brandon, Vt, Os-
wego N. Y. Lyman, N. H., and Ware, Mass.
The first is S5 feet deep, dug in 1858 through
gravel and marty clay. The frozen mass of
gravel is about 10 feet thick, showing itself
at II feet below the surface. In the winter the
water freezes entirely over, and in the summer
the stones of the walls are lined with ice sew
cral inches thick, the temperature rarely rising
above the freezing point. At numerous localI-
ties in the same region, also in the Alps. the
Jura, and the Ural Mountains ice acrunulates
in rock caverns and among the Fragments at
the base of precipices, sometimes sufficiently
abundant to be an article of commerce. The
caverns usually have two lateral openings
This causes a current of air which evaporates
the water upon the sides and floor of the cav.
ern, thus producing congelation, since in this
way an immense amount of heat is taken nm
into the latent state. Less ice is formed in
winter than in summer in the caverns. II bas
been suggested that the freezing of water in
tho wells may be due to tho Misrepresentation
of the intcrstices of the gravel with air which
has motion in one or the other direction accord
Ing to thousands of people are troubled with
short hacking cough, who might be cured by a
few doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Sold by all druggists. Csc. circumstances, and
thus removes so much heat as to freeze the
water. In the Brandon example particular en-
caVations near the well may possibly give rise
to air currents, and deposits of clay may pro-
vent the access Of external heat.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11
Ancedote of Washington's Boyhood.

There is a story told of George Wash
ington's boyhood-un unfortunately there are
not many stories-which is to the point.
His father had taken great deal of pride
in his bloOded horses, and his mother af-
terward took great pains to keep the stock
pure. She had several young horses that
had not yet been broken, and one of them
in particular, sorrel, was extremely
spirited. No one had been able to do
anything with it, and it was pronounced
thoroughly vicious, as people are apt to
pronounce horses which they have not
learned to master, George was deter
mined to ride this colt, and told his com
panions that if they would help him
catch it, he would ride and tame it.
Early in the morning they set out for
the pasture, where the boys managed to
surround the sorrel and then to put bit
into its mouth Washington sprang on
its back, the boys dropped the bride
and away flew the angry animal. It's
rider at once began to command: the
horse resisted, backing about the field.
rearing and plu4xiao-T The bows became
throu9hly alamei.. but Washington kent
his seat, neveFonce losing his sclf-control
Va 10 i'i''oeCl1 Oh Unc cOlI. L ne struggle
was sharp one; when suddenly, as if de
termlned to rid itself of its rider, the
creature leaped into the air with a ire
mendous bound 1t was its last The
violence burst blood-vessel, and the
noble horse fell dead.
Before the boys could sufficiently re-
cover to consider how they should extri-
cata themselves from the scrape, they
were called to breakfast; and the mis-
tress OF the house knowing that they had
been IN the fields, began to ask after her
Pray, young gentlemen, said she,
have you seen my blooded colts in your
ramoiesf hope they are well taken
care Of. My favorite, l am told, is as
large as his sire. "
The boys looked at one another, and
no one liked to speak. OF course the
mother repeated her question.
ne sorrel is dead, madam" said her
son. Il killed him!'
And then he told the whole story.
'Ihey say that his mother flushed with
anger, as her son often used to, and then.
IKE nm, controlled herself, and pres
emily said quietly:
1t Is well; but while [ regret the loss
OF my favorite, rejoice in my son who
always speaks the truth. st. Nicholas.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11
Only a ROy,


Only boyl
Only healthy and rosy face,
Bearing of pain and grief no trace,
Save where at times the shadows play
Like the light clouds on summers dav.
Only boy9
Only loving and trEting heart
That throbs and strains for a long LIES
start,
That yields in love to the gentle touch
OF one who will chide not overmnch
Only a boy?
Only an earnest and longing soul
Through which wild fancies and wishes roll,
Peering from out those eager eyes
At the untried world that around them lies.
Only boya
Only the germ of some unknown gain
To world that waivers 'twix joy and pain,
Tell me of better gift who can,
To give to the world, than an honest man.
Only boyl
Only a man with a saddened face,
Bearing of grief and sin the trace,
Craving love that might cleanse the stain
OF the old thoughts that will come again.
Only boyq
Only a spirit that scars at last
Ger the chains and blindes of pretty past,
Hardened, but faithful, saddened but true,
Saved-but the praise is not for you.
Charlotte Il CotsrSen.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11
Corn and COrnS.

81 see by the papers that in Kansas the
yield of corn is forty to the acre. Isn't
that remarkable?"
''Not at all; only it seems to me that
item is upside down.
''Upside down?'
eyes. My experience is that the yield
is about forty achcrs to the corn. Get off
my foot, please. Gall.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11
Navigating Under Water,

Submarine navigation seems to be 90
ing ahead of late. Goubet of Pari2, who
four years ago constructed submarine
boat with such success as to receive an
order from the Russian Government for
three hundred sets of his machinery, has
now improved his device. In the Russian
boats the locomotiOn was effected by a
crew of four men, working treadles; now
electricity is the moter, the speed obtain
ed being five knots. The crew can &C
cOrdingly be reduced to an officer and
one man, who enter the craft at the top
by a dome-shaped hatch, secured with
hinges and bolts, and fitting into a rub
ber-lined recess. In a reservoir is a sup
ply of compressed air said to be sufficient
to last the two men for ten hours, while
the carbonic acid they give off is absorbed
by caustic potash distributed through the
boat. In this, as in all submarine craft,
the object is not pleasure, for little of
that is to be had, but warfare. AT one
end of the boat is fastened torpedo,
charged with ITO pounds of dynamite,
arranged so as to be operated from with
in.
A description of this boat, given in a
recent number of Engineering, shows
that there are seven glazed openings in
the hull, with glass half an inch thick,
protected by external grating and inter-
nal shutters. The two men sit back to
back on the compressed air reservoirs
The craft seems to be full of machinery,
except in the space occupied by the men,
and their heads go up into the dome.
But the boat can thus be made small and
compact, so as to be rowed with oars if
the dynamo fails. There is pump for
expening water from the reservoirs.
when the boat has to rise, and these res
ervoirs, which effect the immersion of
the boat, are divided into several COM
partments to prevent the water in them
from surging forth and back. There is
an air pump for extracting the vitiated
air, and double-acting pump to secure
the stability of the vessel. As a safety
appliance heavy weight is attached to
the bottom of the boat, which may be re-
leased and dropped off in case of an acct
dent requiring rapid ascent. An explo-
sive signal for help can also be sent to
the surface.
When the two men enter the boat thew
turn ION the compressed air, which is
passed through the water reservoirs so as
to become humid, and start the electrical
motor. The officer steers the boat under
the ship to be attacked; and when the
right position is gained he casts off the
torpedo, which floats up and attaches it
self to the vessel by contrivances provid-
ed for the purpose. The boat then rap
idly withdraws, and at a safe distance
explodes the torpedo by electricity.
This, at least, is the theory of Mr.. GOubet.
-Ne10 York Sun.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11

SCIENCE Is APPROACHING the cure of
consumption-a disease caused by de-
post from the blood of impure matter in
The lungs. For stimulating to healthy
action the spleen, liver, kidneys and
organs skin, which remove waste and
poisonous matter, no Remedy is equal to
DIR. Walkers CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BIT
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11

As sheep are placed in winter quarters
they should be looked after to destroy
ticks 1t is not necessary to go through
an entire flock examining every sheep i'll
detail. All the ticks will be concen-
trated on few of the poorest and
thinnest in flesh, and thorough fumiga
ton of these with tobacco smoke, or
rubbing fine tobacco in the wool will de
stroy them. Ticks will not attack fat
sheep, because the oil on theK wool gets
into their breathing pores and destroys
them And when a sheep already poor
in flesh is attacked by ticks, it soon be-
comes too feeble to make further con-
fest for life
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11
SYMPATHY,

Other hearts share the burden of grieving
When loved ones lie under the pail;
There are glimpses of tender relieving
Through tears ON the coffin that fall.
No blast of mortality bIoweth
But sympathy tempers its breath,
And the woe that the comforter knoweth
FINDS peace in the presence of death.
Theron B7olUn
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11

Col. D. ]. Williamson, Quarter Mas
ter U. s. A., and ex-U. s. Consul at
Callao, Peru, spent $50, 900 in eight
years in trying to cure himself of rheuma-
tism, but got no relief until he used St.
Jacobs Oil, which cured him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11

TIE baby Infanta Mercedes of Spain
cannot understand the death of her
father, whom she may succeed as SOW
ereign. The child believes the King to
be still staying at the Pardo, and lately
pulled rose to pieces. put the leaves
in an envelope, and gave them to King
Alfonso's fayorite valet, saying: Here,
Prudencio, go to the Pardo and give
this to papa. Tell him to come soon,
for il is SO sad here-nobody does any
thing but cry"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11

Estelle allowed herself to be gradully
drawn into conversation, and was getting
| quite interested in comparing notes with
INN about the Riviera, when an amused,
! approving little nod and smile from Mary
| brought the color to her face. She was
a complete child in many respects, and
her veXation at finding herself blushing
was so great that the tears started to her
eyes. Rivers wondered what on earth
had happened, but if his manners were
abrupt, his good feeling was rarely at
fault, and he showed tact now.
Il brought home no end of mementos, -
he continued quietly, land among them
some flowers from Mentone-roots. |
meau-which | planted i'll the garden here
for Miss Charlesworth Would you like
to see them?"
Estelle sprang up, ready to 90 any
where rather than continue to sit with
her face in full view of all the PLAYERS
She was sure everyone must be looking
at her. But In very few minutes, thanks
to Rivers tactics, she was herself again,
and inwardly determined to pay Mary
out.
This little episode had cured her of her
dislike to the engineer. and before the
evening was over her feelings had under
gone further revulsion. She and Mary
were asked with some of the other
guests, to stay to the 8 o'clock supper at
Mrs. Charlesw0rth's, and later on there
was a general vote for music Estelle
was known to have beautiful voice, but
she was exceedingly nervous, and could
not be prevailed upon to sing till Eva
suggested that she should be supported
by violin obligato
THAT would give me courage" Els
telle admitted, land | know this song
for voice and violin: but who is this viz
tuoso?"
ooh, my fiddle and I are at home in
this drawing-room, " said Rivers, coming
up quickly, and drawing out the case
from under low settee.
Estelle regarded him doubtfully, max
ing up her mind that she should stop
singing at once if his playing did not
please her. She need not have been
alarmed. He was thorough musician,
and soon she confessed to herself that
she had never been accompanied with
such instructive sympathy. Her mellow
voice gathered strength and eyenness as
she felt she could rely on the response of
his violin to its faintest infections, and
at the end of the song their eyes met in
glance of mutual understanding and
admiration.
Hal Armitage turned to Eva Charles
worth with a significant chuckle.
''Our good Arthur is smitten, " he said
-"settled and done for"
Eva followed the direction of his eyes,
and appraised Estelle critically.
Il hope it may be So" she answered,
gently.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11
The fire of vanity is fed by the fuel of fat
MENsMAN,s PEproN1zEp nEEr roN1c. the onl,

MENsMANs PEPToNIZED BEEF TONIC, the only
preparation of beef containing its entire nutri-
ti0us properties. 1t contains blood-making
force, generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and all forms of general debility;
also, in all enfeebled conditions whether thu
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard q
Co., Proprietors, New York. Sold by druggists.
Delays increase desires, and sometimes ex-
fiDOuiSh them
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Picturesque.

The most picturesque figures in the
upper house of Congress are Senators
hampton and Butler, of South Carolina.
and Senator Berry, of Arkansas. The
total number of legs they can boast of is
three. Butler lost his right leo at the
battle of Brandy Station on the 9th of
June, 1868; Berry lost his at the battle of
Corinth, Miss, October 4, 1862; Hamp-
ton, after riding CALAMITY through the
war without serious injury, lost his
by fall from his horse. Utica OBserger.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11
What Would the World d.

without woman? asks the essayist who starts
out to say something new on this oft-treated
subject. OF course, the human element of the
world would not exist without woman, SO the
question is gratuitous. 1t would have been
more sensible to ask: What would the world do
without the salvation of woman, without
panacea for her physical ills and cure for her
peculiar diseases. In a word, what would the
world do without DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Pre-
scription," the great remedy for female weak
nesses2 1t is Indispensable for the ills of
nj md