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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
A Miners Awful Experience.

It falls to our lot to record an incident
that causes shudder in its coutempla-
ton. A week ago last Sunday Tom
Ryan, we'll known in these parts, left
WiIliams's ranch for prospecting tour
for the day. For all that Ryan is given
to b dubious proclivities, this day he was
himself.as we have from reliable author
ity, and had been for several days. Attlr-
ing himself to suit his intended eXcur-
sion, Ryan ''struck out" and that was
inc last seen Of him for six days. Queries
had been made regarding his non-appear-
ance. hut no knowledge of his existence
could be obtained.
Last Saturday William NJ. Cam and
Frank Cavanaugh were in search OF the
missing man. A few hundred yards
above the residence of John Williams, in
Old Woman's Gulch, they passed an aban.
doncd tunnel. At the suggestion OF
one to search the place with the possibil.
ity of finding the object of their search.
with lighted candle they entered. Cau-
tiously they grouped their way into the
tunnel, when suddenly they found them
selves on the brink of shaft. Peering
over the edge with their lighted candle
they could see no bottom. They called
out, but no answer came. Listening,
they beard q sound as of some one
breathing heavily. Again they called
and an answer came. Assistance was
then called, and by rope Cavanaugh
was lowered to the bottom of the hole.
where lay Tom hyan. "Hello, Tom, !"
said Cavanaugh. Hello" answered
Tom, "have you come to stop to this
hotel, too2 l have been very badly
treated here" On being asked how he
was, he replied that he was all right.
The man was out of his head, but when
told that he had better come out while
ropes were being put about him to hoist
him up, he agreed, but was unable to
stand without assistance. He was
brought up and ared for. He had been
w.thOut food or drink for six days. The
tunnel into which he had wandered, by
actual measurement was l2j feet in
length, at the end of which was the shaft,
viii, h measured thirty-five feet, and
down which the man plunged. Upon
examination he was found to be consid-
erably Lrui>ed on the sides, with con-
fusion in the back of the head at the base
of the skull.
At last accounts he was improving.
About twenty five years ago a man by
the name of George Bush fell into the
same shaft, but was fortunate enough to
find an old shovel at the bottom with
which he dug footholes in the soft lava
and got out. But since then the shaft
has caved in considerably at the top,
thus becoming too wide to straddle it.
1t was on y by mere chance that Ryan
was found. -M,kelunanas HUI Chronicles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
A philadelphia Hercules.

Philadelphia can boast OF modern
Hercules in the person of George Sept.
man, q giant in muscle and stature. He
stands feet A. inches in his stockings,
measures so inches around his chest and
weighs 273 pounds, scarcely an ounce OF
which is superiuous flesh. His proper.
tions are admirable, and he has amazed
many an athletic expert by his displays
of strength. Soptmau recently paid q
short visit to gymnasium on Arch
street and gave an exhibition OF what
he could do. The pupils eyed him
curiously when he picked up the 100
pound dumbhell and twirled it between
his fingers as a dude might do with q
bamboo cane. When no stretched out
his arms and asked all who possibly
could do so to jump on his bak, arms,
shoulders and head to take ride, eight
sturdy and strong men complied with
the request, aud, holding on to his ears,
hair and collar-button, they bore their
weight upon him He carried them
without much difficulty, and the GYM
nasts who saw the performance were al
most inclined to think coutemptuously
of their own comparatively puny ply
siques. -. .
Not satisfied with this the young giant
went to the strengthening scales and
pulled up the 2OJO-pound weight with
ease. He then wrapped two straps
around his shoulder and back, and fasten-
ing the ends to $500 pounds of iron, he
calmly raised the weight and took q
promenade around the hall with his load.
AS his last act, instead of wrestling with
Numeau lion, as Hercules, OF mythology
cal fame, did, he caught hold Of a bear,
and hussed the animal so hard that it
grunted for mercy. Soptmsn has yet to
perform seven more difficult tasks. and
then he will pose himself as a modern
Hercules and the hero of twelve un.
paralIeled feats of th.-PhisadeS-
ahSs Rec07I.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
Eggs as Food.

Eggs of various kinds arc largely used
az food for man, and it is scarcely pos
sible to exaggerate their value In this
capacity, 80 simple and convenient are
they in their form, and so manifold may
be their transformations. They are ex'
ceedingly delicious. highly nutritious
and easy of digestion; and when the
shell is included they may be said to
contain in themselves all that is required
for the construction of the body. 1t has
been claimed for them that they may be
served in about six hundred ways,
although it Is generally found that the
more simply they are prepared the more
they are approved. Although other eggs
than those of birds are eaten-for in
stance, turtles eggs-it is generally
agreed that the eggs of the common
fowl and of the plover possess the
richest and sweetest Tiavor. The eggs OF
ducks and geese are frequently used in
cookery, but they are OF too coarse a
nature to be eaten alone. The eggs OF
the turkey and of the peahen are highly
esteemed for some purposes. The weight
of ar ordinary new.laid hen egg is from
one and half to two and half ounces
avoirdupoise, and the quantity OF
dry solid matter contained in it
amounts to about 20o grains. In
100 parts, about 10 parts consist OF
shell, 60 Of white, and 30 Of yolk. The
white of the egg contains a larger pro-
portion of water than tho yolk. 1t con-
tains no fatty matter, but consists chiefly
of albumen in dissolved state. All
the fatty matter Of the egg is accumu-
lated in the yolk, which contains rela-
lively a smaller proportion of nitro
genous matter, and larger proportion
Of solid matter, than the white. There
fore, in an alimentary point of view, the
white and the yolk differ considerably
from each other, the formar beng
mainly simple solution of albumen, the
latter being = solution of modified form
of albumen, together with quantity OF
fat. aw and lightly.boiled eggs are
easy of digestion. 1t is said that raw
eggs are more easily digested than
cooked ones; but this may be doubted
if the egg is not over ooked. A hard
boiled egg pre.cnts decided resistance
to gastric solution, and moreover often
has constipatory action on the bowels.
-Casselps Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
Tho Cl,ocolafe Plant.

A Times. Demo rat correspondent, writ
ing about tine principal products OF the
Amazon region in South America, says:
Cacao or chocolate plant is another im.
portant industry, and vast quantities OF
nuts or beans are exported to France and
to the city of Nantes. The tree grows in
the districts of Cavina, Santarem, Para
vitises principally, but it is found in less
abundance all over Para and the prov
ince of ANA onas. 1t grows amidst the
other trees. sometimes in clusters, and
again is found i>olatcd singly or in
groups of three or more. There are two
kinds; the wild and the cultivated, the
difference only being in favor of the
wild, whose flavor is more delicate and
pronounced. The trees grow to the
height of twenty feet or more, with
spreading branches; the leaves are OF an
oblong, lanceolate shape, thick and OF
light green color. The blossoms are of a
white color, small in size and have little
or no perfume. The fruit hangs from
the main trunk and is of an oblong
shape; this pod is heavy and contains
sixty to eighty beans. The planting of
it is done at the beginning Of the wet
season, by digging holes one foot deep,
eighteen feet apart and throwing IN the
seeds and covering the same with loose
dirt. In three to four years the tree com.
.incnces to bear fruit and continues for a
number Of years. They require no care
after being planted except wedding
around the trees. The fruit is gathered ono
to three times year and carried to the
yard of the house, where the pod is
broken open with a small hatchet and
tine seeds and pulp scooped from it with
the hand. The seeds are then placed on
O large scive-like mat called ''ezteiva, "
made of the strips of cane woven to.
gether very loosely, which is elevated
above the ground about four feet to
allow for ventilation: here they remain
until dried, when they assume reddish
brown chocolate color and are about the
size of very small pecan nut. They
are then put into sacks and shipped to
market.
The preparation of the chocolate for
market is done in France to the greater
extent. The reason that it is sent to
Europe is the same as that which occurs
with ipecacuanha, which is sent to Eng
land in root to be ground and sifted, in
troduced into pretty, white glass bot
ties, and reshippedt to the Brazilian drug
stores for use.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
A Goldbeater's MarYcIOu, skill.

1t is said that single Cincinnati
establishment each year beat out II, 0Oo
gold dollars into gold leaf, and as each
dollar can be made into sheet that will
carpet two rooms sixteen and half feet
square, some idea may be formed OF Its
extreme tenu;ty. 1t requires l4OD thick.
ne ses of gold leaf TO equal sheet ol
thin paper, and $50, 00D to form an inch.
The metal, which must be twenty. three
carats fine, is first run into bars one inch
wide and about seven inches long, and
then rolled to the thickness of letter
paper. 1t is then cut into inch squares,
ay0 of which arc interlcaved with four
inch squares of parchment and beaten
by hand with heavy hammers upon a
solid block till they spread to the parch
ment's dimensions. Then they arc sub
divided and again beaten out, and the
process goes on and on, till the limit is
reached, when the moulds pass into the
hands OF girl sorters and counters, who
trim each sheet to the size Of 81 inches,
and lay them between tissue paper in the
"books" of commerce. COmmcTciat
AlcertlSer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
st. Petersburg's Sidewalks.

One of the most extraordinary things
about St. Petersburg, Russn, is the
une-enuess of the sidewalks. 1t must
surely be accounted for by reaction
against the prevailing hatness of ltussis.
Even in leading thoroughfares the side
walks, instead of being made, as with
us, level as possible, abound in the most
trcacherous ups and downs. How
drunken men survive walk through
the streets is to me an nnsolved mystery.
In Middlesborough it used to be pro.
fanely said that the Quakers, who laid
ont the town, purposely elevated the
sidewalk couple of feet above the road
way in some of the streets in order to
break the necks of drunkards. Possibly
a similar benevolent motive prompted
the construction of the trottoirs OF the
Russian capital. People get used to
anything. and after week in the city
YOU become so accustomed to the sudden
shiftings of gradient as hardly to notice
their existence. .-London Contemporary
Revieu.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
Area and Population OF British India.

A statistical abstract recently pub
lishcd contains a table showing the in
crease in the area and population Of
British territory in India since 1912.
In that year the area was G26, 900 square
miles, in 1914 it in. reased to SIS, 900; in
1S47 to GA, 900; in lS4S to GG9, OO9; and
30 down to 1856 more or less was addcd
every year except lS52), until it reached
S32, 900 square miles; and in lo5i it
arose to So6, 900. At this it remained
until 1866, when this increased to SO,
QUO; in 1852 this rose to SGs, 3jG; and in
1885 to 947, 8S7 square miles. So that
British India in 1886 was half as large
again as it was in 1912. Perhaps this
extraordinary increase will be better
understood when PM in this form. Since
1S42 an urea equal to that of France.
Italy and Belgium had been added to
British lndia-that is to the British ter
ritory in India, including the native
States. In 1912 British India had an
area equal to that of France, Spain and
the German Empire of to-day; in 1862
an area as large as Italy and Portugal put
together was added to this; by lSus a
further area as large as Hungary was
added; by 1899 this was increased by the
area of Holland; and by 1886 On area
equivalent to that of the whole German
Empire, including the kingdom of Prus-
sia, was added to this. The area of tie
native States under British protection,
which are not included in the above ex-
animation, is roughly equivalent to the
combined areas of the Austro. Hungar. an
Empire, Spain, Portugal and Italy
picJ3Uy1le.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
Bull AGAINST PythOnS.

Last Sunday week one Of the most re-
markable scenes on record is reported as
having been witnessed in the vicinity OF
Table Mountain. A troop of cattle, con-
sisting of twelve cows and patriarchal
old bull, were grazing on one of the
plateau-like spurs OF the mountain, which
| is surrounded on three sides by precipl-
tious ravines, and on the fourth side,
that nearest the mountain, by dense bush.
Some natives higher up the mountain
were attracted by the sudden believing
of the cattle, aud saw two enormous
pythons coming out of the bush and
making for the cattle, which had drawn
themselves up in a compact group with
the bull at its head. As the pythons
drew near the animals gradually backed
till they stood ON small space that
iutted out over tremendous precipice.
At this stage a sudden rush was made,
but only one heifcr succeeded in escap-
inc. The other cattle, believing most
piteously, gradually backed, and one by
one fell over the precipice till finally the
bull only was left. He suddenly charged
at the big python, trans6xng the reptile
on his horns, but the second snake selzed
the bull in his folds and, having its tail
around o huge boulder, commenced to
crush the bull, which, moaning piteousy,
struggled frantically to escape. The
tail Of the python lost its hold OF the
rock, but the larger snake which had
slipped off the horn, tapping its tail
around a smaller boulder opposite the
one the other snake had just released,
seized the bull and compressed the ami
NAL in its scaly fold. The other python
succeeded in regaining its former posi-,
ton, and the bull was literally susf sfended
in mid air by the snakes. The whole
scene looked like some ghastly triumphal
march. The snakes were evidently get
ting the best of the poor brute, which
was bleeding profusely, when. by sud-
den effort, his struggles forced both rep
til,s to loose their hold OF the rocks and
the whole three were hurled into the
ravine beneath.
The cattle were found on the first
ledge of the precipice, all being dead,
but the bull and the pythous had bounded
from ledge to edge, and were found 400
feet below the scene of the fight. The
bull was merely mangled mass and the
snakes were greatly mutilated, the larger
one having the vertebr;e broken in nine
places. The pythons, which were OF the
rock species, male and female, measured
respectively 40 feet 2 inches and 36
feet Il inches.-Na'l (Sjuth Africa
1VitneS8.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
The Mystery OF Badness.

The most plausible view among many
doctors was that badness was especially
liable to follow the wearing of tight
fitting hat, the blood vessels being con.
stricted and the scalp deprived of the
necessary supply of blood. Bnt this
view has been controverted by taci
brought to light about the Parsees OF
India. The Parsees are compelled to keep
the head covered during the day by ha,
so tight as to crease the scalp. and posi-
bly the akull, and at night they wear q
skull cap; and yet not one of them has
been known to be bali. The Orientals
saw that worry causes the hair to fall,
and it may be true in some cases. The
state of health naturally affects the
scalp, but the fact remains that nc
special cause can be given for badness.
Chicago Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
CURIOUS FACTS.
A carp lives q hundred years.

a carp lives hundred years.
The total number of Moravians is TO-
6S6. .....-.... ..-.,
The great New York Orange riot oc-
cured ON July II, 1871.
The Prussian blue dye was discovered
by Diesbach, at Berlin, in 1870. =
A monkey in the Geological Gardens at
London, has been taught to count up to
five.
A bottle of the late Samuel Tilden's
whisky sod in New York the other day
for $l1.25.
An experiment recently made Scotland
proves that the tortoise can walk mile
in four hours.
A Sioux scout, named Mahpeahwakosia,
hls just ed of lockjaw, at the age OF
nearly 100 years.
A Chicago real estate agent smokes
out Objectionable tenants instead of em-
ploying the sheriff. "
A cassava root weighing twenty
pounds, less than O year old, is on ex-
hibition at Barlow, ia. ..-'.
1t is said that lad of twelve and a
man six feet and seven inches In height
playin the same band at Eastmanville,
Mich.
The last vestige of snow has disap-
peared off Mount Rose, Col, for the first
time within the knowledge of the white
| settlers.
An East Portland, Oregon, fruit
grower raised peach that measured
! eleven and three-fourth inches in cir
conference. ....-.
Anew English game called ''naval
blockade" has recently been invented,
which is said to be as intricate and
fascinating as chess. r. 49, q.
John Culliton, head porter of the
Grand Pacific Hotel, in Chicago, has a
fortune of 500, 900 and the reputation Of
being the wealthiesr porter in the world.
James Miles, an Idaho man, refused to
chip in even q nickle to bury fellow.
townsman, and bolt of lightning killed
thirteen horses for him on the day of the
funeral. 49,.
For the information of those who like
to collect old aud curious weapons, It
may be said that poisoned arrows are.
very dangerous treasures. It has been
found that even at the end of eighty
years they have not lost their toxic
power. .- '' ss.3
A novelty exhibited at the New York
horse show is the sulky sleigh intended
for winter use. 1t is built in the Same
way as the ordinary racing sulky, light
and having steel springs, but, instead OF
the wheels short pair of runners Is sub
stitutcd.
There is a bootblack in the Chicago
City Hall who is quite curiosity. He
has one arm off below the. elbow and
wears wooden limb strapped tightly to
the stump. To this wooden arm Is fas,
tened brush. aud he uses it as adept a.
the one held in the hand he has remain
ing. ,
Competition among the New York
oyster houses is so great that their pro-
prietors are continual = evolving new gas.
tronomic surprises for their patrons. A.
Sixth avenue oysterman has; evolved
fricasseed crab on toast garnished with
small oyster crabs, and another has
evolved terpsicus, preparation of lob
ster aud rice charmingly seasoned and
boi ed in cabbage or lettuce leaves, then
served with sauce bearnaise. b
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19

possibly, was it rendered with more i'm.
pressiye earnestness. Sobs mingled
with the chant, and tears filed the eyes
of strong men.
A careful inspection of the fore. hold
showed that the water-tight bulkhead
extending athwartship just abaft OF her
bows was all that saved her. The breach
caused by the collision was twenty feet
long by thirty feet deep, but the bulk
head was fortunately uninjured. The
following morning the Arizona headed
for St. Johns. Newfoundland, which
harbor she reached in safety that (Satur-
day. night. t.-Sun Francis.o o Chronicle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
Rules for Fat People and for Lean.

To increase the weight: Eat, to the
extent of satisfying natural appetite,
of fat meats, butter, cream, milk, cocoa,
chocolate, bread, potatoes, peas, par
ships, carrots, beets, farinaceous foods,
as Indian corn. rice, tapioca, sago, corn
starch, pastry, custards, oatmeal and
sugar. Avoid acids. Exercise as little
as possible; sleep all you can, and don't
worry or fret.
To reduce the weight: Eat, to the
extent OF satisfying a natural appetite,
of lean meat, poultry, game, eggs. milk
moderately, green vegetables, turnips,
succulent fruits, tea or coffee. Drink
lime juice, lemonade and acid drinks.
Avoid fat, butter, cream, sugar, pastry,
rice, .ago, tspioca, corn starch, potatoes,
carrots, beets, parsnips. Exercise
freely --Eansu. city Aedieal Infer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-19
Grooming of Washington's Horses.

George W. Parke Custis, his adopted
son, in his "Recollsctions and Private
Memoirs of Washington, gives an inter
esting account of the management of the
stables when the seat of Government was
at Philadelphia. "The Presidents sta
bles," he says, "werc under the direction
of German Tom,' and the grooming of
the white chargers will rather surprise
the moderns. The night before the
horses were expected to be ridden they
were covered entirely over with a paste,
of which whiting was the principal COM
ponent part; then the animals were
swated in bedclothes and left to sleep
upon clean straw. In the morning the
composition had become hard, and was
we'll rubbed in, and curried and brushed,
which process gave to the coats beauti-
full glossy and satin-like appearance.
The Goofs were then blackened and pol
ished, the mouths washed, the teeth
picked and cleaned, and the leopard
like housings being properly ad Iusted,
the white chargers were led forth for
services" When Washington rode out
he was always accompanied by mis- SER
want, "Bishop." This was his favorite
exercise in New York and Philadelphia
while he was President. He sometimes
walked, however, ana around the Bat
terry, then a fashionable promenade in
New York aud now given over almost
entirely to immigrants from oil parts OF
the world, was the direction he most
frequently took in this city. He fire..
ouently drove and rode what was then
called "the fourteen miles around"
This route was up the old Kings Bridge
road to McGowan's Pass at 1OSth street,
thence across on line with the Harlem
River to Bloomingdalc. and down on the
west side of the island to the city
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-10
RED HEADS.
Tate county Fair.
FRED SCnUMANN,
$50 Main street.

The first annual fair Of Tate county will
be held at Scnatobia, Miss, on October /
and 10, Thursday and Friday Of this week
The first days program offers exhibi-
tons OF stock aud farm animals, with pac-
ing aud trotting races and hall mile dash
mule race, closing with an old fashioned
shooting match. The second days work
contains the stock exhibit, competitive
riding by boys and girls, trotting, running
and pacing races, closing with swecpstake
shooting match. Good music and album
dance TO eat. \ special train, at reduced
rates, will leave Memphis each morning at
S o'clock and return at 1 o'clock pm.
Ira u. Ogcsby, Of the Parklawn Jersey
farm, is president, and J. IL. Arnold SUI
perintcndent Our Tate county friends
will make this, their Grt fair, well worth
visiting-a good, social, country iair-picnic,
illustrated with the best farm stock, agri-
cultural products and household and art
display north Mississippi can show.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-10
I.onIsriIic q Nn.h,liIr scr,Icc.

Train leaving Memphis at 1880 am.
daily. Chair-car and sleeper to Louisville,
Cincinnati and all points east aud north.
cast. ~. Louis express leaves daily at
$50 pm. with Buffet sleeper aud chair
car, making close connection in Union
Depot for Chicago, Kansas City and all
points in the Northwest. Fast limited
leaves daily nj $50 pm, with through
yesiibule sleeper TO Louisville, Cincinnati,
pittsburg, Philadelphia and New York
For further information apply nj office,
3l2 Main street. JouN A. sCorr,
Ticket Agent.