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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
Typewriters for Secret Service.

"a great improvement has been made
in ha,,t tyPeTFiteFs + within the past fe"
A dealer in these articles was explain
ing their mechanism to reporter
Given now they have been so far per.
fected that an expert writer can turn out
copy much faster than by using pen.
A new departure, however, has bee,
made. An Englishman has invented an
ingenious method OF producing a cipher
or secret Communication by mechanical
means. it is adapted for use on type
writers Or similar writing machines
where the type or corresponding index
scale, diaa or pointer is capable of being
moved or ad djusted. The typewriting
machines to be used for the purpose are
made in duplicates, so that the two IN
dex scales correspond with each other
in the arrangement of their characters,
but differ from any other pair of ma
chimes. Since the index scale is adjust
able it hay be shifted in two correspond.|
ing machines. so that one or more OF the
characters is moved out OF its normal pol
sitiou and. in consequence, when tne|
operator strikes certain letter on ting
keyboard. another totally different will
be print ed. Thus he can continue and
write out an entire letter which, to thd
uninitiated, will seem like nothing more
than confused jumble OF characters
To decipher whatever has been written
it is only necessary for the individual
who has the clew to shift the index scale !
in the o. pposite direction from that used
BY the original operator, and then, by
striking on the keyboard the characters
of the secret communication, the cor
rect me ssage will be printed. d.-New Yorl
Mail anil Erprcss.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
The Lack Of Good Servants.

The same story seems to be told on all
sides, that while there is no lack of
servants the difficulty of securing good
ones becomes every day greater. In SIM
pie defence people are forced to frown
upon the old proverb that good masters
make good servants. and yet it is hard
to see why it is not as true as it ever was.
The truth is that American women be-
come every day less domestic, and it is
too like a consequence to be wholly a
coincidence that the inehiciency of
servants has kept pace with the change
in the character of their employers.
Whether the result of the present state
of things is to be cooperative house
keeping scheme, or the training of the
daughters of the land to domestic uses,
it would be rash to predict, especially as
the outcome of the difficulty is more
likely to be something nobody has fore.
seen. 1t does not seem. however, rs If
things could go much farther in their
present direction without some sort OF a
break.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
A Feast for the London Poor.

The Lord Mayor of London was wis
aud good in deciding to do away will
pompous tomfoolery in his procession
this year and to spend the money il
feeding 10, 900 poor people. Your cor
respondent, who saw 5000 OF them fed
cannos say very much for the judgment
shown in selecting the food. Some,
am told, workhouse Inhabitants and
Others ), had roast beef, plum pudding
and So on, but those 1000 fed in Assemble
Hail. erected by Mr.. Chairman, werl
not SO lucky. Each had pork pie, hall
pound of bread and butter, half
pound of cake. quart OF tea and al
apple and as a vast ma :ority were starv|
in9 they managed to swallow all of thes|
things. Anybody who is acquaintej
with the quality of English food whet !
dealt out by wholesale will feel symI
pathy for tho 5000 poor whose interfo
contained an English pork pie, swampes
in a quart of English tea, in coppan
with a half pound of English CAKE, q
apple and the rest. Y~k Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
A School for Chippewa Girls.

The House of the Good Shepherd in
Denver, school for Chippewa girls,
conducted by Roman Catholic nuns, is
doing a good work for the little squaws.
Twenty five have recently gone to their
homes in Northern Dakota after finish
ing three-years' course, and thirty
more have come to take their places.
1t IS said that the parents of the girls
are very prond when their daughters
come home able to read aud write and
versed in many of the ways of the pale
faces. And the influence of the girls is
considerable in changing the habits of
the old folks and bringing about an era
of cleanliness hitherto unknown in an
Indian tcpee.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
Fashion Notes.

The best evening gloves are IN
mousquetaire shape.
Ostrich feather fans have reached q
size that is phenomenal.
Moire, although still used, is not so
generally seen as last year.
All steels are short and flexible, loose
ly tied to form small curves.
Black silk is much favored material
for the close fitting Directoirc coats.
Jaunty house jackets are made OF
fleecy fannels, in dull blue or old red.
The fronts of the new dress skirts are
perfectly fiat, and fulness at the hips is
seldom seen.
The ideal cloth costume Of the pres.
ent season is as severe in outline and
finish as riding habit.
Striped faced cloths of dull contrast
ing colors are used to make entire dresses,
and also to combine with plain cloths.
Cloth, velvet and plush sleeves are
now made somewhat full from the
shoulder seam half way below the
/ elbow.
Black, tan, white and gray are the only
allowable colors in gloves just now. but
as there is no limit as to shades and tones,
the hand of the period is by no means
monotonous. :,
Large plaids should be made up bias
of the goods, the skirts but lightly
draped. The bodice should be made OF
plain material, of the color most promi-
nent in the plaid.
Black velvet mantels are again in
! fashion and are cut in redingote form
with long pointed sleeves falling quite
! to the hem and no end Of ornament IN the
way OF the jet passementcrie.
:. Undresscd scalskin, which closely re-
sembles natural plucked beaver, but is
slightly curled, is likely to be extern
sively used the coming winter for trim
ming cloth cloaks and dresses.
Almost coquettish hat for young ladies
is the handkerchief turban, the crown OF
which is draped with square of black
velvet, on which white gros grain is set
like hem or binding about half an inch
in width.
Word comes from Paris that the wrap
must be either short or long, and the
unhappy medium that for several win
tiers now has made havoc with the tne
long lines that are woman's chiefest beau.
ty, will be sent severely to the rear.
Though Paris has not quite given up
the hustle it is very small and modest,
barely ripple below the waist now, and
if there is any drapery it must escape the
faintest suspicion of bunchiness, and
flow or cling in the most truly classic
fashion.
Among the highest of winters high
novelties must rank the sleeveless Figaro
Jacket of seal or Persian lamb, very short
and square cornered, to be worn over
cloth or velvet costumes when the
occasion demands but the faintest OF
warm wraps.
The women who dress we'll on least
money have, it is said, given in their ad-
hesion to seal plush as the stuff for a
general utility wrap, and, if it must un-
dergo hard wear, taken the woolen artl-
Gle, though the slken one is ever so
much softer and prettier.
The correct way to wear the long wells
now in use is to bring one end down be.
side the right ear, pass 1T quite around
the neck, then draw it through and let
the extra length flow at will. Much the
same fashion answers for the long
feather boa that hangs from the side OF
tho new English hats.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
Orange Bridal Wreaths.

To some people the chief charm of the
orange tree lies in its beautiful and
fragrant blossoms, and it seems strange
that it is not more cultivated in our hot
houses on this account alone.
Nothing can be more delicious than
the perfume of the orange-tlowcr, al-
thoug gh it is possible, according to the
opinion of some over-sensitive indl-
viduals, to have too much of it. There
are, tor instance. places in Spain where
it certainly is rather overpowcring, says
Ctambers's Journal, and at Seville, in the
month of April, the whole mir is laden
for several weeks with the strong pun
gent odor.
uresuue city this cln only be delight
full experience, but there are others who
alege that the intensity of the scent, or
rat6er perhaps its persistency, night and
day for 80 long, produces headache, and
even nausea. Of the ubiquitous BIOS
SONS themselves, little use is made in
Spain.
In some of the converts the nuns en-
ploy a certain quantity in the manufac-
ture of orange-fower water, which they
dispose of at ridiculously low and
merely nominal price, but which, by the
time it has been retailed in England at
a moderate profit of several hundred per
cent, becomes almost as dear as an
ordinary perfume.
At Nice, however, and along the
Riviera. precisely in that region which
in the last century supplied our garden
ers with their orange-trecs, a consider
able trade has sprung up in orange.
blossoms.
They are dispatched in boxes to all
parts of Europe for the purpose of being
fashioned into bridal wreaths, or the
wrcaths themselves are sent ready made
ND, at prices varying from few francs
to almost a small fortune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
Wild Dogs in Georgia.

II will be news to many that wild
dops are still to be found in Wilkes
CoHnty. While some farmers were
burning of brush the other day litter
of puppies, g-haired and closely re-
sembling the Scotch collie breed, were
found in hollow log. They were cx-
ceedingly fierce, and tradition has it
that their parents have been frequently
seen in the locality. The old dogs are
said to be very wild and ugly-looking
customers to come in contact with
atlanta Constitution.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
An Aid to Memory.

"While you're in the city, Ned,
Won't you buy some SO threads"
Phyllis asks, and while linger,
Taking that which is the due
Of him who wins the bread for two,
She ties some thread around my finger,
Adding, "Dear, lest you forget,
I'll teach you memory's alphabet"
"First, the thread suggests string;
Amy string may be measure;
Well say yard-the very thin g.
Remembering that will be pleasure;
A grassy yard whats in namel
- Will make you think of lawn with ease,
And lawn and muslin are the same,
Add muslin's cotton, If you please.
Now, cotton wound, as l opine,
Is nothing, after all, but thread,
And 81 is your age and mine
I'm sure you can't forget it, Ned"
/ answer her as best may,
p But now within the shop linger;
What in the dickens did she say
About the string around my finger!
-Harper'S Bazar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
Quaker City Cooking Sch ools.

Besides having plenty of literary wo- =
men, Philadelphia believes in having
women who can cook. Beginning this
week the art of cooking will be taught
in the public schools. Thirteen classes
have been formed, containing twenty
pupils each. The course will consist of
twenty lessons. The basement OF the
Normal School building has been fitted
up as kitchen and there the dreadful
orgies will be held. The girls will be
taught how to bake bread, how to con-
struct all sorts of cakes, and also how to
turn out pies. They will have to sweep
the kitchen and scrub the floors and
scour the pots and pans until they will
act as mirrors. Food is to be analyZed
and the mysteries of baking powders
made eknown.-DetroI Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
About Earrings.

There is q custom, q relic of savage
life, by which the women of our day
seek to add attraction to their beauty
the piercing of the lobe of the car and
wearing in the hole some form of orna-
ment-an earring. This operation is
performed as rule, as soon as the little
miss has arrived at the age of accounta-
bility, and it is relegated to the hands
of artisans jewellers. A piece of flesh
is punched out of the lobe so that a
small canal remains; a piece Of string, q
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12

Our English cousins grow consider
able quantities of water cress artifcially
in bitches through which flow of fresh
water is maintained.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-10-19
BEDDING FOR PIGS.
The Importance OF Keeping 1t Perfect
Dry Mt All Times.

The Importance OF Keeping 1t Perfectly
Dry Mt All Times.
There is much in the bedding for or
against the young litter BY all means
it should be dry. When it becomes wet
remove and replace with dry material.
We know that when the bed is damp
that it is very easy and often convenient
to throw dry bedding on the wet. This
is reckless mans way OF doing. Any
man knows that has given the habits OF
the pig any attention that he will not
be content to lie on the dry, Hew litter,
but will try to burrow beneath it till ho
reaches the old fermenting bed. The
heat generated gives warmth to his
tender carcass, making IL more tender
and susceptible TO the changes OF the
weather. Indifference about the bed
ding of the suckling pigs produces
many disorders that the farmer is very
slow to attribute 10 his poor care.
rheumatism directly results from the
damp and filthy beds. Next in line we
can place scours and kindred troubles.
We know it is very common prac-
tlce to keep the bed dry by filling in
more straw or leaves on the old nest.
Too often the beds do not get this replen-
ishing. 1t is well to remember that
when the old bedding is removed il
should be placed out of reach of the
SOW. II not, the first time storm is
brewing she will carry 1t back, no diff.
ference how wet and filthy it may be-.
StoCSNaH and Farmer,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-10-19
BEFORE The CAMERA.
Photographer Chats About the Difficult
tics of IIIs Rnslneas.

Photographer Chats About the Difficult
ties of His Business.
The most difficult part OF our business
is the posing. People are fussy in al
most every case, and we have to draw
largely on our patience to satisfy their
whims. OF course babies are the most
difficult to place before the camera
properly, and we yet have never met an
instance where the parents thought
justice done to the little future Presi-
dent or Presidents wife.
After the babies comes the
stage people. You would think an ac-
tress an easy subject for sitting but
she is in reality the most difficult to
manage. For instance, the moment she
takes her position as model she falls
into one of her theatrical attitudes and
the effect in the finished picture is stiff
and STACEY in the extreme. To avoid
this result, we often spend several
hours before natural pose is effected
which will be graceful in depletion.
Actresses, with the exception OF the
ballet and the lighter drama, desire
natural and simple pictures, and take
much trouble to obtain that effect. Tho
society girl, on the other hand, is anx-
ious tc "look like an actress" and for
that reason we keep lot of stage
ilummery, US we call it, on hand. When
the "regulars" come in they dis
appear in the dressing-room, and
rh thnrA hnn1gAYt,A g..
the fluffy, light materials We
havo on hand, and then, when
the dashing bellies emerge in the unfin-
ished waists and leecy draperes, and
cheap ornaments, which we also keep
on hand, the other side OF the picture
is presented. / can tell one OF these
from the after effect when produced
cleverly with the assistance OF sun,
canera and paper. Now that the stat
usry mode has gone out OF fashion, and
the decollette style is fast being abol-
ished by the Partisan dictates, we have
more OF the street costume pictures, and
less trouble in posing. We nearly al
ways invite celebrities who come along
to sit for us, in complimentary way,
OF course, and many accept FanDJ
Davenport was formerly the most gr,,
cious in obliging us in that line, and 81 ?
Is n superb subject. Lately, however
her time is SO limited that she seldom
poses for n photograph. Gilmore is Tia
most difficult celebrity TO induce TO have
his picture taken, and believe the only
/ time he ever would submit to have one
made was in this city. About the ease
OF sitting men correctly They are the
least difficult TO pose, us they usually
drop in in their business suits, take the
first position thoy fall into, and there's
an end Of it. Yes. 1t is easier to pose
them but, of course, women make the
most beautiful pictures, and that is dea,
TO an artists heart and ambition, Si
! LOUIS Gfole-DemOcrat,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-10-19
He Got There All the Same.


81 passed you on the street yesterday
and you did not even bow 10 me-" he
said ms they shook hands in front OF the
Moffat block.
II was very busy yesterday and you
must excuse me-" ~,
81 wondered atyour cool treatment. "
Couldn't help IL, you know"
"What had donep"
20, nothing. l was contracting to
supply hotel with two tons OF ice
daily all summer. Had to keep cool,
you see."
When they had separated, the mnn
who had asked for an explanation
turned to a friend who came up and
said;
"Say, don't quito twig. Ahl yes, |
do. Hal hal Very funny! He treated
me coolly because he-he-
"He whatP"
Because he was making n bargain
with hotel man. Hel hel hel may
be little slow, but get there all the
same. Detroit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-10-19
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Novelties Introduced by the Fashionable
MeIrnnollInn Drcss-NInkers.


Metropolitan Drcss-NIakers.
Yokes and yoke effects are multiply
ing on young ladies' fall costumes, and
take on all sorts of shapes-square,
rounded, or cut in points that extend
nearly to the waist in front and ter
inmate at the middle OF the back. Up
on new dresses these yokes, which are
invariably of a different fabric and
color from the rest of the gown, are
substituted in many cases for vests and
plastrons, girdle of some fabric as the
yoke being very frequently added, with
the upper portion of the sleeve, like the
gown and the cuff or Medici puff below
the elbow, made of the yoke material.
Heavy silk-cord passementeries in
military fashion are on the colored
cloth coats made by French tailors, and
with these will be associated black fur
in martin, Alaska sable, fox and Per-
sian lamb-skin. The fur trimmings for
late autumn coats of colored cloths are
also in many instances in marked con.
trasts, as dark moss-green diagonals
have plucked otter bindings, forming a
narrow roll along the edges of the en-
tire garment. Dark marine-blue jack.
cts, with brown gimp fastenings and
cords, are trimmed with sealskin, and
the bright golden-brown cloths have
trimmings of black fox or Astrakhan.
Large plaids are constantly appear
ing among the new woolen goods de-
signed for the English costumes such
as are now made with draped-plaid
skirt and bodice of plain cloth of fine
diagonal wool or India cashmere.
There are dark-blue fabrics, with terra
Gotta bars, or those with Roman-red
lines four or five inches apart, with
olive or yellow added to the pencilled
lines. Dark riile-green woods are sim
ilarly plaided, and bronze-brown
grounds have bars of chamois color,
with the fine scarlet bars as an outline.
Such plaids are also shown in velvet
for combining with pilot cloth and
lighter woolens, or else forming an en-
tire skirt over which graceful second
skirt is draped.
New serges, camers hair goods, CASH
meres, and vigognes are exhibited, with
stripes, checks, plaids of large size, and
odd borderings in Persian and Japanese
patterns. These are likely to be very
popular, but while this is the case, it
does not follow that either style will
predominant over the other handsome
patterns in market, for there are many
novel and attractive gowns made en-
tirely of plain unpatterned fabrics. A
large number of the imported tailor
costumes have wrap to match, these
grading from the long stylish English
"overall" of Queens tweed, with tur-
ban or Prince of Wales cap to CORE
spond, TO the diminutive perlerine, fast
ened with a pretty silver clasp.-M Y.
Erening Post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-10-19
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


Sweet potatoes require nearly twice
the time that Irish potatoes do either tC
bake or boil.
"A winoglass OF strong borax water
In n pintof raw starch will make collars
and cuffs stiff and glossy.
-Vasoline rubbed on after washing
tho hands is an excellent remedy for
dry finger nails that break easily.
Jars may be cleansed without
scraping II hot water, in which one or
two teaspoonfuls Of pcarlash have boon
dissolved, bo poured into them. The
pcarlosh will loosen tho contents cling.
ing TO tho bottom and sides and they
will font in the water.
To preserve grapes, take grapes
and sugar, pound for pound. Remove
the skins from the grapes; boil the
pulps tender and strain through sieve.
Boil the skins in n little water until
tender Then boil all together until
sufficiently thick. and Farm.
Peach Batter Pudding. Peel ripe
peaches, arrange in baking dish and
pour over the following mixture: Take
n scant quart OF milk, add ten table,
spoonfuls of flour, six beaten eggs, n
little salt and two toaspoonfuls OF bak-
ing powder mixed with little flour.
Bake in quick oven. Eat with cream
and sugar -RUrdL NeW Yorker.
"A well-known physician says, II
you wish to keep dust and germs Of
disease out OF your lungs, keep your
mouth shut when you breathe. II you
wish to have clear, sweet voice. to
avoid colds, to look as II you knew
something, to avoid sore throats and
coughs, in short, If you wish to be
healthy, wealthy and wise, shut your
mouth and open your eyes.
"A peach meringue is pretty dish
rs well as palatable Cover n plate
with paste and bake it delicately, then
spread thickly and evenly with tho
fruit, parod and sliced. Over this
spread cup of sugar and pinch of salt.
Now beat the whites of four eggs to q
stiff froth, add five spoonfuls of pow
dered sugar, and ilavorlng to the taste,
and pour over the peaches; arrange in
even and fanciful shape, and brown in
II quick oven.
"A good and usual way to cook to-
matoes is the following: Peel and slice
eight tomatoes. Put them in n coarse
cloth and press most of the juice into
bowl. Save this juice, Chop the to-
matoes and mix in two tablespoonfuls
OF melted butter. Stir up we'll, put into
a buttered mold, fit on the top, set in
pot of boiling water, and keep at a fast
boil for one hour. When done turn out
on fiat dish and pour over it the fol-
lowing sauce: Heat the tomato juice,
stir in a tablespoonful of butter rolled in
flour, season with pepper, sugar and
salt and boil one minute.