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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
Apache characteristics.

The Apaches and kindred tribes are
among the most cautious fighters on
earth, and also among the most desper-
ate. Near the close of last year a band
of Chiricahuas numbering eleven killed
twcnty-one friendly Apachcs living on
the reservation, and twenty-five white
men, women and children. Their supe-
riors rs providers in war probably never
existed. The army officers in Arizona
declare that the Apachcs are the ideal
scouts of the whole world, with their
hawk eyes, stcalthy motion and sensitive
ears. Though understood, they have
broad, deep chests, muscular limbs, and
small, why hands and feet. They march
about four miles an hour, hating after a
few hours tramp long enough to smoke
cigarettes. If no matches are at hand
they bring fire in from eight to forty-fve
seconds by rapidly twirling between the
palms a hard, round stick fitted into a
circular hole in another stick of softer
fiber. They will march forty miles a
day on foot across dry plains and prccip-
itous mountains regardless of the ficrcest
heat. The Apache finds food where the
Caucasian would starve. He can catch
turkeys, quail, rabbits, doves, field mice
and prairie dogs; feast off a dead horse;
gather acorns from the stunted mountain
oak roast the Spanish bayonet or CEN
try plant, and strip the fruit and seed
from the cactus; dig the wild potato or
bulb of the tule; raid the nest of the
~ground-bee, or, if driven to it, keep
down the pangs Of hunger with the inner
bark of the pine or the roots of wild
plants. With the rifle and bow he has q
life training. every track in the trail,
mark in the grass and scratch on the
bark of a tree explains itself to an
Apache. He can tell to an hour almost
when the man or animal making them
passed by, and, like u hound, will keep
on the scent until he catches up with the
object of his pursuit."
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
Canine Pets IN Gay Attire.

FURNISHING decorations and clothing
for dogs is developing into q great trade"
said a manufacturer to a reporter for the
New York Mail and Erpress recently.
''In Paris alone nearly 1000 persons are
engaged in this business, and the trade
represents nearly 81, 900, 900 capital. The
rage for dressing canine pets has now
reached New York from Paris. Every
variety of dog has his peculiar dress and
proper toilet and toilet case, with pow
der, sponge, comb and so forth. It would
be a rank breach of dog manners for q
bulldog to appear on the street in the
dress of another, indeed, the dog would
pine away from sheer modification.
Smooth terriers wear bracelets on some
of their legs, and bear in mind always
put the ring on the left leg. That is the
fashion. AS to collars, blankets for cool
weather, netting for warm weather. the
rule holds good-every one to his W
and no other. Well very soon have
aristocratic dogs appearing on rainy DAYS
in long-legged boots made Of doeskin
and fastened on with rubber rings. At
certain seasons of the year dogs must be
muzzled, and this calls for fancy and
decorated muzzles."
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
HUMOROUS.
l pawnbroker is O loanly man.

A pawnbroker is q loanly man.
Always comes out on top.-Your hair.
If you cannot lick a man., be lenient
with his faults.
People who wear peppcr-and-salt suits
arc always in season.
The selfish man has most presence Of
mind. He never forgcts himself.
"Buifaloes are bred i'll Kansas" it is
said. They are meat elsewhere.
"This is my sphere" said a happy wife,
rs she pattcd her bald-headed husband
on the pate.
a fleet goes out on q cruise the crews go
out on the fleet.
"Brass bands are on the increase
throughout the country" Even the dogs
wear them on their necks.
Little Boy-Pa, why does the world
move2 Pa thinking of something else)
Because it finds it cheaper than to pay
rent.
Thoughtful young lady Ito college
graduatc)-Who, i'll your opinion, MIR.
Muscle, was the noblest Roman of them
all2 College Graduatc| used to think
Hanlan was, but I wouldn't bet a cent
on any of 'em now.
A journalist went into q barber shop
the other day to get his hair cut, and fell
asleep during the operation. The barber,
who awokc him when he had finished,
said to him: "You are tired. I under
stand it. It's the same way with me when
evening comes. All, this head-work IL
something tcrribleW
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
1t Cured Him.

Some years ago a certain Methodist
congregation in Chicago was presided
over by a minister who had formerly
held a passionate in Springfield, III. The
preacher was a very good man, but he
subjected himself to severe criticism by
constantly comparing his surroundings
with those in Springfield. Nothing was
so nice as it was in Springfield; the
church was fine, but not so fine as the
Springfield church; the congregation
was Jealous, but it was not Springfield
zealand so on, all the time, Springfield
being perfected perfection. At last one
of the sisters hit upon what she thought
might prove a remedy for her pastor, so
at the next ~''class" she gave in her ex-
p%criences. 81 have" said she, 'tfound
the path dark and rough, and at times
have been on the point of falling by the
wayside and giving up in despair; 1 have
felt that my earthly nature was uncon-
genial with that heavenly one I have
been taught to seek in the closest a~ssocia-
ton. and there have been seasons when 7
Thought 1 should never be able to reach
that better land lying beyond .hc jor.
dan but brethren and sisters, since o.
dear new pastor has come among us, j
feel to rejoice that although / may fall
short of attaining the heavenly kingdom,
bless the Lord, ! shall at least reach
Springfield"
The minister tells the story on himself
and acknowledges that it cured him
Merchant Traveller.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
The Spiders Appetite.

1t is not everybody who knows how
much a spider can eat. Most of us have
derived amusement, and perhaps instruc-
ton, from watching the subtitle arrange.
ments and devices of the little tactician,
with a view to capture some dainty little
insect, and many of us would know cx-
actly where to place this interesting Great
ure in the classification of animal life,
but probably very few of us have any
idea what a voracious gourmand the
spider is. A gentleman, scientifically in
clined and luxuriating in the rare posses
sion of leisure, has recently given to the
world some very curious and startling
statements in regard to the archimcdcan
appetite. He captured a spider and kept
it in confinement, supplying it literally
with food, and carefully recording his
observations. He estimated that the crca-
ture ate four times its weight for break
fast, nine times its weight for dinner,
thirteen times its weight for supper, fin
ishing up with an ounce of food. In the
same proportion, q man of average weight
would demolish an OK for breakfast, two
more for dinner, a couple of bullocks,
eight sheep and four pigs for supper, and
then a hundred weight of fish to prepare
the way for an aldcrmanic banquet before
retiring to bed Christian journal.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
MY Hero.

What signifies the outward showi
What signifies his wealth or placei
When we the heart have learned to know
What do we care for form or facet
And what care we for name or creed
That buried ages may unroll,
If under all we clearly read
The record of a dauntless soul!
IF loyal to his sense of right,
II prompt and sure at Duty's coll,
He walks, as walking in Gods sight,
His aim the manifest man of all;
If helpful as the sunbright day,
If pitiful Of others woes,
He follows in the masters way
And bears a blessing where he goes;
II, gaining much, he loses all,
While summer friends go coldly by,
He proves his courage by his fall
Resolved to win the day or die;
With hope alive, in God his trust,
He keeps a spirit kind and true,
And rises bravely from the dust
10 fight his weary battle through;
If, working On through pain and loss,
His earnest soul be not cast down;
He beareth patiently his cross,
While winning steadily his crown;
The mans hero! INT we give
The NEED Of love, which is his due,
No idle praise! but while we live,
The wreath Of bay! the knot of blue!
Helen Keith.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
Monitor and Merrimac.

Lieutenant Jones having occasion to
visit the Merrimac's gun deck, saw n di-
vision standing at ease, and inquiring
OF the officer in command why he was
not firing that individual replied: after
firing for two hours 1 find I can do the
enemy about rs much damage by snap
ping my fingers at him every two min
utes and a half"
'As Lieutenant Jones found he could
make no impression ON the Monitor with
his shots, he determined to run her down
or board her, and for nearly an hour he
maneuvred for position, but his ship WIS
too unwicldy for that kind of work.
The Monitor danced around her like a
yatch around a three-decker, pouring in
her shot and endcavoring to find q vul-
nerablc point.
"At last Jones thought he saw a
chance of ramming the Monitor, and he
gave the order to go ahead at full speed,
but before the great vessel could gather
Roadway the agile Monitor turned, and
the disabled Prov of the Merrimac gave a
glancing blow which did no harm what
ever.
again the Monitor came upon the
Merrimac's quarter, her bow actually
against the ships side, and at this dis
lance fired twice. Both shots struck
about half way up the Mcrrimac's armor,
abreast of the after pivot, and so severe
was the blow that the side was forced in
several inches. The crew of the after
guns were knocked over by the concus-
sion, bleeding from the nose and ears.
X 4 X
thousands of spectators with beating
hearts watched the conflict from Fort
Monroe, and from the ships. 1t seemed
to them as if the battle would never end,
but at length the confederate commander,
thinking it useless to try his broadsidcs
on the Monitor any longer, stecred off
toward the Minnesota, which opened on
the Mcrrimac with al! her %broadsidc,
guns and the tcn-inch pivot. "--Admi,ul
Porter.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
Shark Fishing.

Shark fishing is carried on to q consid-
cradle extent especially ON the north and
west coasts of Iceland, both decked vessels
and open boats being used in this fishery.
The species of shark caught is the
Syuatus caIcharias, and it is pursued
solely for the sake of the oil yielded bv
the liver, the rest Of tho carcass being
usually thrown away, though sometimes
the flesh is preserved for food. The
sharks vary much in size, running up to
eighteen or twenty feet in length, and
-four to five feet in diameter through the
thlckcst part of the body, the yield of oil
from each liver varying from four or five
up to fifty gallons. Rich livers yield
~two-thirds of their bulk of oil, poor ones
only about one-half.
The vessels used in shark fishing arc
for the most part small schooncrs of thir-
ty to fifty tons burden, manned by eight
or ten men. The usual fishing season is
from January or February till August.
During the winter months the, sharks
~1He "OlSlS, dtlu tTC lOunO
about twenty miles from land, in fifty
fathoms of water or whereabouts; in sum.
mer they seek deeper waters, and are
caught one hundred miles or so off the
coast in a depth of two hundred fathoms.
1t having been ascertaincd by sounding
that the ship lies i'll water of q suitable
depth, preferable with Il sloping soft mud
bottom, the vessel is anchored, and fishing
commences. The hook used is twelve OF
eighteen inches long, baitcd with seal.
blubbcr and horseflesh and attached by a
couple OF yards Of strong chain to an
inch and n half line. AS a rule the
sharks arc shy of taking the bait at first,
and the fishers may wait long for their
first bite; but nee tho sharks commence
to ~''takc," they crowd to the spot. and
may be hooked in quick succession; they
then take the bait grccdily and with lit
tic caution.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
An Embarrassing Situation.

A little girl whose father had been
reading to her a story Of a child who was
eaten up by a bear, could not seem to
forget it, and at night she said:
ooh papa, wasn't that a dreadful
storya And then the poor child co admit
go up to hcaven!"
"Why not?"
"Why, there she was inside the bearl,
-Boston Record.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
Two Lovers.

Two lovers by q moss grown spring:
They leaned soft cheeks together there,
Mingled the dark and sunny hair,
And heard the wooing thrushes sing.
0 budding time!
0 loves best prime!
Two welded from the portal step:
The bells made happy carolings,
The air was soft as tanning wings,
White petals on the pathway slept.
0 pure eyed bride!
o tender pride!
Two faces DER a cradle bent:
Two hands above the head wero locked;
These pressed each other while they rocked,
Those watched a life that love had sent.
o solemn hour!
o hidden powerl
Two parents by the evening fire:
The red light fell about their knees
On heads that rose by slow degrees
Like buds upon the lily spire.
o patient life!
o tender strife!
The c~o still sat together there,
Inc red light shone about their knees;
But all the heads by slow degrees
dad gone and left that lonely pair.
o voyage fast!
o vanished past!
The red light shonc upon the floor
AND made the space between them wide:
ihey drew thei" chairs up side by side,
1helr pale cheeks Joined, and said, sOnce
more!"
O memories!
. past that is!
George Eliot.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
Promoted.

Ono winter, says General Dan Macaul-
ey, in his recent address before the Loyal
Legion, we were for many days on a
Mississippi River expedition down below
Helena, Arkansas, with Il fleet of steamers
under General Willis A. German. The
weather was most Indictment, and the men
suffered very severely from cold and ex-
posurc. Under such conditions, a soldiers
bump of reverence for anything he can
worry suffers great shrinkage. Sam Trick
had taken a violent dislike to General
German, because, forsooth, that gallant
gentleman had been forced to join in tho
famous retreat from the first Bull Run
battlefield.
Why Sam should have considered that
General German had any special monopo-
ly or responsibility in that great national
tootrace, or that he had developed more
speed than was absolutely necessary to
keep up with the procession, is hard to
understand; but SO it was, and several
times during this expedition, as I after
81 iS"ihcu, WHICH, our SCcdLlcrS WcTc
sufficiently near, Sam would clectrify the
General by bowling at him most dcris.
lively:
"Hcllo, Old Bull RUM"
Once he made q mistake. Headouar-
tiers steamer was brought alongside of
r and within a few feet, for consulta-
ton, and on the upper Or hurricane deck
stood the General himself.
Sam was on the lower forward deck of
our vessel, out near the bow, and, brac-
ing himself, he yelled up into Gorman's
very teeth:
"Hcllo, Old Bull RUM"
The General was too quick for him;
leaning over the side, he shouted down
to the guard: "Throw that man on my
boat here, quickw And, sure enough,
they did. Sam, sprawling through the
air like a frog, wss pitched hcadlong
onto Germans boat, and during the re-
mainicr of the day, at various distances,
near and far, we could sec him, long,
and lank, and lean, tied up like u futter-
ing scarecrow, to the jackstaff of the
steamer. 1t was n cold and gusty day
for Sam-and no especial attention was
paid to watfics and quail for him, and so,
when along toward night the boats were
brought together again, and he was
chucked back tc us stiff as n wooden In
dian, it might reasonably be supposed
that for once the great irreprcssihlc was
squclcbed.
No, not the least in the world.
He gathered himself together, and,
chilled, blue, and starved as he was,
came crcaking and granting up stairs to
me in the cabin.
"Coloncl," he groancd, 81 wish you'd
please have my discharge made u right
away!w
"Your discharge! Your funeral, you
mcan, if you're not more carcfulw
:"No, my discharge, Colonel. I've
been put or Germans staff"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
Very Successful Case.

First Lawyer-Ah, Dobkins, how did
you come out in that case you were just
beginning when / went East2
Second Lawyer-Gloriously. It was
a perfect success. Created a great sem
%sation.. Papers full of it. Got lots
of advertising out of it. I think it was
the making of my future.
"Goodl Glad to hear it, old fellow.
{ knew you>had stuff in you. And by.
the way, what did they do to your cli-
snt2
ooh, they hanged him.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20
Making Money.

"Hello, Frank! Where have you
bcena 1 haven't seen you for a.great
while ~ . .fCp. INA %F
IT have benin San Francisco" II
"Making any money down thcre9"
You bet I make more money in q
day than You do in agyear.n
Great Scott! You are %foolin, amt
you"
mo, I'm telling the truth"
"rWherc do you work2"
I'm the San Francisco mint.'-RaeDfc
Jester.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-20

A wind instrument-The weather vanc,
New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
BROOKLYN.
Thn Rriice rccPin

The Bridge receipts for April were SG2.21S 50.
Nine more hands were DISCHARGED by the Union Ferry
Company yesterday. owing to the lack "f work
There was moving yesterday than ia usualiy done
on the lst OF May. Few people moved away iTom 'no
city.
Collection of water for the new water year was
begun Yesterday and 100000 was turned INTO 'nc
DEPARTMENT before night.
The Rev Jacob W. IIOch. formerly OF PhladeIpn'a'
will he installed in the German Evangohcal |nui'"'
Schcrmerhorus;.. this evening
The Long Island Railroad Company has apihuoneu
the oint station the Manhattan Beach uNson'
the lease having expired.
Postmaster McIrcr not yet been Informed OF ,n9
annoIntnant of his successor. He had another chlii
rsterity which has rendered his condition almost
critical.
An unoccupei two-story frame house In the rear OF
The owner is John H. Summcrhazcs OF No 20 East one
hundred. and-niuth-s ST., New-l orK
Officers Irwin and Naroncy arrested John MCGOWAN.
river thief Yesterday at the foot OF Degraw-s lie SUNK
his boat containing punder before the policemen couiu
prevent him and nearly drowned one OF his captors
A mass-meeng to express the sentiment OF the peo-
pie OF Brooklyn regard to the question OF lrsn Home
Rule will be held in the Academy OF Music on Mohuay
evening May 10. Among those VINO Will address the
meeting are State Controller Chapin. Judge Yah Wyck
f. Tracy the Rev. Dr. Storrs Charles A. Dana
ard Andrew Mclean.
Louis W. Hyde who ia charged with forging tax re-
ceps was arraI sned before Justice Wa yesterday
He waived examination and neld for tho Grand
Jury. Two additional complaints AGAINST Hyde were
made by Martin Bullwnkle OF No. 80 South Ninth-st'
the amounts being 800 He has possession or prac-
teal confession by Hyde in letter written 10 Ills lalher
when he fled
New-York tribune., 1886-05-02

stake Of al 900 hetwc Albert M. Frey and James
L. Malone The match will be PLAYED IN irving
Hail and will be the best eighty In loo g"'o'' W.
ginning on May IL. u
An entertainment of music and rcc11atlons VIII
he given at Delmonicos on Saturday evening. III
aid of the Association for Befrending Ehilurcn anu
Young Girls. Mrs. James Brown Potter, MIS-;
Florence Rice Knox, Donald DeV. Graham ana
others will take part.
Archbishop Corrgan will oflciate AZ the laying
of The corneI- stone of the Church OF Our Lady Oh
Good Counsel in East Nneteth-st.. near Ihrd-avc.'
nj D. m to-day This church. the first o1 lts ti,e
in this country, is named after one IN 0enhaHaho'
Laly. Dr. McGlynn will preach the sermon.
Senator Low chairman of the Senate Railroad
Committee was in town yesterday ana ne'G con-
ycrsation with Clarence A. Seward. lie SAID a1ter-
wa d that there was nothing requiring the pres
ence of the committee here this week. lhelr tlmc
in the Broadway matter expires on Wednesday
kindcrsvmphonic concert led by Angustln Cor,
tada in aid of the BABY shelter" of the Church OF
the HOLY COMMUNION will be gwen i'll the Metro
poitan Opera House on Monday. Tickets may De
had of Mrs. Eugene NJ. Jerome, No. 81 "est
Twehtleth-st
Tie loss suffered by August Brothers in the hre
ten days ago in the building at Broadway ano
Crosby-st has been settled at per cent ol lhc III
suIance The loss of j. w Goddard d co. III the
same huildInC Is now being appraised III Is GA
pcctcd to reach 80 per cent.
The sixteenth annual report of the House of hest
for Consumptivcs, at Mount Hope, has been lSsueu.
Among IFS trustees are the Rev. /. NJ. Peters James
Pott f. A. Schcrmerhorn. Lewis q. Morris, Tusl9N.
Schwab II. w. +. Mali and Come nus Nanderoi.;
All religious denominations have been represented
among the Deneiiciarics of the charity
New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
NFW-YORK CITY.


j. X. Emmet will play at the Theatre COlnlque.
Harlem, TINS week.
CorporatIon Attorney Boyd yesterday paid the
Controller 1925 penalties collected III April for vlo-
latOns of city ordinances.
The panorama in MadsOn-ave of the battle be-
tween the Merrimac aud Monitor has now entered
upon its fifth month of continuous prosperity.
Profes or Draper of Cen tral Park reports that
the wind travelled 09s miles last week. The mean
barometer was 20, S47 inches; the mean theInonc-
ter 53.s.
The Rev. Dr. MAYNARD will deliver his art and
Egypt" illustrated, on Wednesday afternoon III
Chlckcring Hall.
Controller Loew SAID yesterday that the suit
against the Dry Dock. East Broadway and Battery
Railroad Company to recover SsS.5JO OF taxes ana
license fees had been settled for S77. $50 So
The congregation of which the Rev. A. II. Simp-
son is pastor will occupy its new building at Madi-
son-ave. and Forty-hfth-st., TODAY. Mr. simpson
Will preach III The morning and the Rev. DR.. ii.
Wilson, of st. Georges Church. at 7:30.
The seventeenth anniversary of the Sisterhood of
the Good Shepherd will he held IN ST. Peters
Church. Twentieth-st near Nlnth-ave.. on Tues
day at / a. Bishop ii. {. Potter Will make the
address.
MessrS. Phlpps and Edwards Will receive estl-
tnonlal at Chickenng Hall on May |. several
well-known singers and elOcutionisis Will appear.
Tickets may be bought at Ponds music store, NO.
20 Union Square.
games ON Thursday evening. The Kings County
Wheelmen viii gIyc an exhibition OF bicycle riding,
and GIlmore's Band will furnish the music. Dane
ing VIII follow The games.
A dinner will be given TO Heniy +. Dxey at Del
nonIco's on MAY H.. pror to ms departure 1ql
for tickets may be made 10 George W. "adleigh
Room /. No. ,2G7 broadway.
Final arrangements were completed yesterday for
ths ifteen-bai pool championship OF Anefica aud u
New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
Lace and Madras Curtains.

ONE LOT LACE CURTAINS. FRENCH GUGPURE
DESIGNS, $3.50 PER PAIR; WORTH 81.
ONE LOT coLORED CRETE CURTAINS. s7.75 PER
PAIR WORTH sI2. (AN INTERMEDIATE WEIGHT,
SUITABLE FOR DOORS OR WINDOws)
ONE LOT SWISS TAMBOURED LACE CURTAINS,
sS7J PER PAIR; WORTH S12.
40 CASES ROMAN AND GRECIAN DRAPERY, 12ioc
16c AND 19c. PER YARD.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
KILLED BY FAILING From THE ELEVATED.
Y 1 Elnnsnn q former elnnl0Vp on the Eli

v j. Gleason, former emplOye on the Ele-
waited road living with his family at No. Washington
st took a downtown SXth-aye. elevated train last
night and got off at Park-pace. lie Under the In
fuence OF liquor. and supposed apparently that he had
reached Battery place Seeing his mistake he attempted
10 get on the train. which already in motion. The
gates being shut, Gleason cung to thoD carried
beyond the station his hold fell to the street struck
on his head and instantly killed. The body was
taken TO the Chambers Street Police Station. He
fnrfV
New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
HEAVY Curtains and P0rtieres.

200 PAIRS TURCOMAN CURTAINS, ENTIRELY
NEW DESIGNS, st75 PER PAIR
$50 PAIRS ALLsILK sHEILA CURTAINS S21
PER PAIR. WE CALL PARTICULAR ATTENTION
TO THIS LOT. THEY ARE TIE LoWEsrPRICED
ALL-sILK CURTAINS EVER OFFERED, AND COST
TO IMPORT $3.50.