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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Artificial Flowers.

Artificial flowers, says a writer IN the
GartenMube, were first invented by pious
auns. In the Italian converts the al'ars
md shrinrs of saints were, up to the end
,f the eighteenth century, decorated
With artificial flowers, laboriously put 10.
yether. of paper, parchment, and other
tiff materials. Since then the Italian
iowers," which are made in Venetian
factories of the imperfect cocoons OF
rilkworms, have become famous for their
iaintiueSs, which makes them particular
Y suitable for toilet decorations. Beside
hese silk flowers other artificial flowers
IRE made in Venice, whence nearly all
:taly is supplied, and wheace whole
wagon loads are exported to other coun-
ries. No sooner has the visitor to Venice
AIKEN his early cup OF chocolate at
EIorian's, near the Marcus place, when
The cicerone appears, Offering to show
lin the "famous" factory OF the ''fa-
nous Italian flowers" This factory is
ituated in one of the gray old houses OF
he Frezzaria, and several hundred girls
ire occupied in it. In the warehouse
he most wonderful reproductions of
natural flowers are exhibited in glass
,ases, and it seems in many cases as If
lot only the richest and most brilliant
.olors, but the very scent of the flowers,
lad been stolen from nature, for some OF
he artificial flowers are stepped In the
perfume distilled from the flower which
t represents. Any one wishing to take
iome some souvenir of Venice can have
lis choice of beautiful and often fantas'
ic objects at the factory.
In the upper stories OF the house the
girls sit at their work, constructing. with
lever hands, the most beautiful works OF
lrt, for all the most expensive artificial
lowers are nearly exclusively made by
| iand, and their value depends solely on
he manual dexterity and taste Of the
ooorly-clad and mostly delicate.lookinGs
girls, sitting at long tables and inhaling
he unhealthy dust of the dyed mate
ials. No machinery could replace the
iexterity and taste. Last century Swiss
invented machine for cutting out the
caves and petals, but it can only be used
or the smallest kinds, such as are want.
ID for hyacinths, lilies of the valley,
| tnQ OLneT Smdll UOWeIS. LII iai SCt PStoh'
he Irregularities of manual work ale
preferred to the stiff and correct forms
produced by machinery. The material
If which the petals are made is woven
n special factories; the scissors and
,ther tools used by the girls, as we'll as
he presses in which the veins are traced
IN the leaves, are OF shape specially
.dapted to the work. Each part of a
lower IS made by specialists. In one
DOM, for instance, only stalks of flowers
md leaves are made; in another fruits
md berries of all kinds are cast. If they
ire of wax, or blown, if of glass. The
.leverest workers are employed in max
,lo SONS of the single petals, and bou'
lucts, wreaths and garlands Of the sim
!le blossoms. It is very interesting to
watch this process and to see how, first
he centre OF flower is constructed,
hen the petals put round. next The green
caves, and so forth, till flower or
| ,ranch is complete.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Gold Consumption.

1t may seem rather strange that the
vast amount Of gold dug from the earth
should not remain in some tangible form
among nations who value it so highly
for money or circulating medium, and
other purposes. But god coins wear
ont, and so do all other ornaments made
of that metal, and the PARTICLES worn OF
are scattered over the earths surface
again, not lost, but it is so, widely dis.
tributed that it cannot be gathered to.
eether. 1t is said that from two to four
million dollars worth of gold are used
annually in the shape of foil for gliding.
lettering, edglng of books, sign and
ornamental painting, and dentistry. If
the gold mines of the world should sud
denly cease to yield any bullion the
present supply would soon be used up
Mem York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
A Worm that Helps Farmers.

A worm has been recently imported
into Louisiana from the West Indies for
the purpose of destroying the COCO or
nut grass.
The experiments with this worm have
been made in Madison parish, Louisiana,
on the plantation of Mr.. F. L. Maxwell.
This plantation is largely covered with
coco grass, which, as many farmers know,
j. a pest that is difficult to deal with.
Hearing that this. worm had destroyed
large tracts of the nut grass in the West
Indies, MIR. Maxwell imported some OF
the eggs. These eggs were forwarded
through the mails on blades of grass
covered with damp moss. Most of the
eggs were spoiled IL transit, but few
Of them Matched, and Mr.. Maxwell
placed the worms In nut-grass patch.
At the end of week no signs of the
worms were seen, and it was concluded
that the experiment had proved to be a
failure. ,
But one day Mr.. Maxwell noticed that
a number of the nut grass plants had
begun to wither. Several weeks after
this he obser, ed on the under side OF
the grass blades a number of eggs, the
result of the development of the worms.
There have been five crops of worms. 1t
is estimated that each moth will lay a
million eggs, and at this rate few
CROPS of worms will cover q compare
tively large area. On Mr.. MaxwelPs
plantat. on they have destroyed about
ten acres of nut grass since the middle
of May, and are still vigorously at work.
When the worm issues from the egg it
makes its way down the blade of grass,
eating as it goes, enters the ground,
follows the root until it reaches the nut
and bores its way in, thus destroying the
vitality of the grass.
Naturally, Mr.. Maxwell is very enthu-
siastic over his success in destroying the
pestiferous nut grass, and he desires to
distribute the eggs over the South
wherever the grass has secured a foot
hold. This would be very good thing,
if the farmers could be sure that the &C:
tivity of this remarkable worm would
cease with the destruction of the nut
grass; but what will be the history OF
the worm after the nut grass has disap-
peared2 This may prove to be q very
impo, tant question in the future, for it
is possible, though we hope it is not
probable, that this worm may prove to
be a worse pest than the nut grass itself,
which is bad enough.
The English sparrow experiment is a
case in point, though we are bound to
say that the worms are more valuable
than the sparrow. The worms were i'm
ported to kill nut grass, and they have
SURPASSED all anticipation. The sparrow
was imported to kill insects, but insects
arc about the only things it doesn't at
tack. 1t may be that the West Indian
worm, after destroying the nut grass,
NAV turn its attention to other vegeta.
ton, but it is tc be hoped that after it
has served its purposes in the nut grass
patches it will disappear.-Atltnto Con-
stjt1tion
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
A CHAMBERED NAUTILUS,

This is the ship Of pearl, which, poets feign:
Sails the unshadowed main
The venturous bark that filings
On the sweet summer winds its purpled
wings
In CULTS enchanted whers the siren sings,
And coral reefs lie bare,
Where the cold sea maids rise to sun their
streaming hair.
It's webs Of living gauze no more unfurl;
Wrecked in the ship of pearl!
And every chambered cell,
Where its dim, dreaming life was won't to
dwell,
AZ the frail tenant shaped his growing shell,
Before thee lies revealed
It's irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt un
sealed.
Year after year beheld the silent toll
That spread his lustrous coil;
Still, as the spiral grew,
he left the past years dwelling for the new,
Stole with soft step its shining archway
through.
Built up its idle door,
Stretched in his lastfound home, and knew
the old no more.
Thanks for the heavenly message brought by
thee,
Child of the wandering sea,
Cast from her lap forlorn!
From thy dead lips clearer note is born
Than ever Triton blew from wreathed horn!
While on mine ear it rings,
Through the deep caves Of thought hear 6
voice that sings:
Build thee more stately mansions, o my soul,
As the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low vaulted past!
Let each new temple, nobler than the last.
Shut thee from heaven with q dome more
vaS,
Till thou at length art free
leaving thine outgrown shell by lifes un-
resting sea!
-Oiirer Wendell Holmes
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Why "Trade" Dollars We're Minted.

The "trade dollars were legal tender
to the amount of S. up to July 20, 1876.
The coinage OF this money was author
ized by an act of Congress passed in
February, 1883. 1t was intended to ex-
port the money to China, where it would
circulate in common with the Spanish
and Mexican dollars. There is no mint
for the coinage of gold and silver in the
Celestial Kingdom, and the trade dol
lars being a little more valuable than
the Mexican coins, an opportunity was
offered for a market for the surplus
metal of the mines of the Pacific Slope.
The trade dollars were of convenient
form for handling, and relieved Amer
ican merchants from the necessity of
buying the Mexican money for payment
for Chinese goods. .-Detruk F1ze Preas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
The Lost Found.

"Well, Miss" interrogated the irato
father of Chicago girl and a new thoa'
sand dollar piano; ''can you tell me
what this is. stuck onto this rosewood
like lump of grafting wax! Have yor
decided to mary TS>mer, and is he Civ.
ing you lessons in ree-pEating."
1sOh, no." answered the mNiden, with
a glad ring in her spruce. like voice
that's my dear old gum. When Harry
wanted song, 1 pat IL where it would
be safe, and tnen forgot it and thought
I'd lost it,"-Tie Mea.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Two BruteS,

Magistrate - "What's the charge
against this man2"
Olficer-"He threw photograph lens
at baby and cut its head"
Magistrate e-"Are you a regular pho.
tographer9"
Prisoner-"Yes, your honor. I had
been trying for two mortal hours to take
a picture of that little imp--I mean lit
tie baby, your honor-and-".
Magistrae1--"iou are discharged. ]
used to be photographer myself. -
The Cartoon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Fun Enough.

1t was his fist visit 10 the city. As he
stood on the curbstone shaking his side'
with laughter, he was accosted by one Of
New Haven's finest. "What's the fun,
Stranger"
"fun2 Can't you see it2 Just look
how that thing (pointing to watering
cart) leaks. Why, the blamed fool woni
have drop left when he gets home. ~
Neu Rauen News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Learning English.

A Frenchman of this city, having re.
ceived the photograph of lady, asked
friend what was customary under the
circumstances.
Compliment it." replied the friend.
"Tell her its beauty is very rare"
II beg to make zee acknowledgmong,
madame" he said to her at their next
meeting. "Zee beauty of madame is
very scarce. ."-Binqtamton Rspubliean.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07

"Cm- huh"
"Of not paying g''ttention, and then
when one gets through and asks you
something you say: Do what7' This IS
,ot only aggravating, but impolite, and
{ want you to break yourself of the disa-
greeable habit"
''Do whatl'-St. Louis Humorist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
A Rad Habit.

"Now, hubby, before we were mar
ried we promised to tell each other O
our little faults and try to correct then
do you remember, dears"
"r m-huh," grunted the husband, wh'
was deep in reading the last scandal.
well, we've been married weel
and notice q bad habit you have d.
you hear9"
"Um-huh."
eyes, bad habit you have OF ne
paving attention when one is talking
are you listening to me?"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
A Better Name.

Pretty Cousin Ito young sissy
"Why, Charley, since I last saw you 20,
have grown quite beard"
Young Sissy-"Ya'as, Maud mutton
chop whiskers, you know"
Pretty Cousin-"Oh, are they' Why
they look more like lamb-chop whis
kers. ."-Mao York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
ged His Mind.

Wife-"shall we go to the picnic to
day, dearl"
Husband-"Just as you say, love-"
Wife, Well, if we go we must take
the baby"
Husband-"Oh, by the way, there's
all that cordwood to cut and split.
guess I'll stay at home. "--Burtington
rree Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
In the Same Predicament.

Kirby-"Lend me flyer, will you, ole
boy2 I'm clean broke"
Moxey-"That's a pretty good ring
you wear. Why don't you hook it,"
Kirby-"Couldn't, you know. It's {
souvenir of deceased brother"
Moxey-"WelI, my money is souve.
mir of deceased father. Day-day, old
fel. "-7ime.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
The Progress Of Science.

Jcnkins-"Did you hear of the won
derful operation Dr.. Ball performed OF
S.Eithers last week2"
Bilkins-'.No what was it?"
Jenkins-"Five years ago Smithers
stepped on a tack, and yesterday tht
doctor removed a ten-penny nail from
the arm of Smithers' little boy."-7M
Idea.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Nothing But the Truth.

Judge-"frisoner,th this is the thirtietl
time this year that you have appeared
before this tribunal. What brought 20,
here again2"
Prisoner-"To tell the truth, Judge
it was the police"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Would Throw That In.


'My friend, D." said tight-6sted banker
young man who had pulled him out
# the water, 81 appreciate the fact that
Iou have saved my life, and I am pre-.
Dared to reward you-to reward you
literally for your services. What can
10 for you9"
"Well, sir, there was suit of clothes
spoiled" said the rescuer who was good
uatured though not educated, THAT
would be about seventeen dollars; then l
lost my hat, that would be fifty cents;
then took considerable liquor to keep
off cold, which cost me quarter. I
don't think of anything else, sir"
"But you do not mention the fact that
you have saved my life. What can l 90
for you on that scorer"
''Oh, we'll, call the whole thing
eighteen dollars an I'll throw the life
saving in free. ."--Merchunt Triusler.
The Visitor Was Mistaken.
Proprietor Showing visitor through
the Office -"This is the editorial de-
partment"
Visitor-''Then I suppose that fat,
genial looking chap across there is the
obituary editor, and that The thin, cross
looking genius who just threw paper
weight at the Office boy, is your funny
manln
Froprietor-"No; both guesses are
wrong. You probably obtained your
ideas from current paragraphs. The fat.
good-natured man is the humorist, and
the attenuated gentleman is the writer
Of the tariff editorials"
Nisitor-"Ah. indeed But this gentle
man with tire handsome desk. rallied in
from the rest of lhe Office, attended by q
pretty typewriter and two messenger
9oys9 I suppose he is editor-in-chief."
Proprietor-"Wrong again! That is
:he baseball reporter!"-1he Idea.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07

Victor Hugo said that God had created
woman the coquette as soon as he had
made man the fool.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
A Ruling Passion With Him.

The inquisitive traveller had sac along.
side his one-legged victim till everybody
had turned in, and still piled HIM with
questions till he wished he had died at
the amputation. .,
"How did you lose your leg!" he
asked, as a clincher.
"W ell, Fll tell you if you promise moi
to ask any more questions.
"All right; / won't"
sIt was bit off,"
"Good- night; am going to bed; but
I'd like mighty we'll to know what bill
it OFF, ChiWgo Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
The Court Reversed Its Decision.

"Mr. Brief" said the judge, grlmly
sit seems to me that you are wastins 6
time; you might as we'll try to make the
court believe that two and two do no:
make four" ,.
Brief settled his eyeglasses a little
more firmly on his nose and responded
blandly: "May it please your honor i
am prepared to do that. Two and two
make %"
The shadow of a smile played arounc
the corner of the udgc's routh as III
sat back in his chair. and said: "lor
NAV 20 on with yoA argument, Mr
Brief." f."-Bost0N I,Htte; IN.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHTS FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES
Should Bear It in Manufacturing
But the Truth-A Better
Name-ChanSed His
Mind, Etc, Etc.

Husband-"You are not the cook my
mother used to be, my dear"
Wife-"No, John, fortunately. Yo,
mustn't forget that your father died O.:
dyspepsia "-Sytings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
The ExpIetive that Caught Her.

IlIt HNVICKI'O e7HV O1Hs- "S 1@S1'
Wife (piously)-"Henry, I wish yol
wouldn't swear So"
Henry (shockeD-':I don't swear, my
dear"
Wife-"Yes, you do; or just the sam.
thing. You mustn't say by George,
or by Jove, Or by Ned or by any
thing"
Husband (submissively)-"Not ever
buy a new bonnet, love-"
Then she was very, very sorry for hel
thoughtless reform movement, and com
ing close to him, threw her arms abou'
his neck and asked him to forgive her,
WasAington Critic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07

A heat OF $50 degrees is insufficient to
kill disease germs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-27

were about 50 voters present at this
meeting, 9 of which were from Wa-Kee-
ney and vicinity, the remainder being
nom Ogallah township.
Now let US compare the ringsters'
meeting which was held at Ogallah
Thursday evening, Oct. Is, of which Capt.
Hanna was chief speaker. We see by
actual count 100 present, men women and
children all told. We see 70 voters, of
which q belong to Ogallah township, Is
of these being "old wads." The re-
mainder of the 70 voters were from Wa
Keeney and vicinity, therefore we see
50 voters hanging to Capt Hanna's coat
tail, following him from Wa-Keeney to
Ogallah, that he might have a crowd.
We further see that a goodly portion of
the Wa-Keeney crowd were also "old
wads." Now we can see how near the
truth Bossed Shepard has come in regard
to this statement.
Now voters of Trego county, do not be
deceived by this Bossed Shepard's lies
and slang. One Who WAS THERE.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-27
The Joke on Judge Martin.
Topeka Commonwealth.

IOpek8 commonwealth.
They tell another good story on John
Martin and his bottle of whisky and over
coat. John was haranguing a number of
the unterrified in southern Kansas town.
His hearers were all Democrats, with the
exception Of one old colored man who had
drifted into the meeting. John had work.
ed off all his speech and reached his grand
climax, the display of the whisky bottle
and the overcoat. He squared himself,
and in his right hand held up the bottle
of whisky-his democratic hearers were
breathless, the more quickly to accept the
invitation to drink; in his left hand he
held up the overcoat-and the old negro
looked up. Gentlemen" said John,
dramatically switch will you take, this
free whisky or this overcoat?" In one
voice, in q magnificent burst of enthusi-
asm that nearly took the roof off the
house, the democrats cried out, "Give US
the whisky, judge" The old negro then
mounted HIS chair. and as soon as he
could make himself heard cried out, "Boss,
guess you can glib me de obercoat." John
was Disguised. He abruptly closed up
his show and went to his hotel, where he
secluded himself in his room and spent
half the night abusing Governor Click to
Dick Colver.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-27

REFRAIN from the Ness City Nez2s, 20:
Tomorrow we will take one step back
ward toward the primitive days when
men carried the mail about in their hats
and made postofflces out of candle boxes
and hollow logs. Tomorrow we will
have no mail, and John w. Brown will
be allowed to devote the whole day to
prayer. Tomorrow the stiffness of our
religious city will not be broken by the
unholy scream of the ungodly locomotive
whistle. Tomorrow, and for all sue
ceeding Sundays, the economical railroad
company has decreed that there shall be
no unnecessary labor performed on the
Sabbath day upon the line of road ex-
tending westward from Great Bend to
somewhere out in Wichita county. And
this is only one of the Inconvenience
we were condemned to undergo in
making choice in favor of bob-tail
instead of a railroad.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-27
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY.
New Time Tables in Effect Sept. 2

Train No. l, the Pacific Express, leaves
Council Bluffs at 1885 p. m. daily, arriv-
ing at Denver second day at 6:15 Pm,
Ogden third day, at 5:45 P. NJ. and San
Francisco fourth day at 10:45 IN.
Train POI, leaving Kansas City the
the same morning, at or about 1000 A. NJ,
arrives at Denver at 7:15 A. NJ, and con-
meets with train No. at Cheyenne.
Train No. 3, "The Overland Flyer"
leaves Council Bluffs at 7:3O A. NJ, daily,
arriving at Denver second day at $50 A..
NJ, Ogden second day at 900 P. NJ, San
Francisco third day at 1915 A. NJ, and
Portland third day at S:OOP.M.
Train No. 203, leaving Kansas City the
previous evening, at or about $40 P. NJ
arrives at Denver at 500 P. NJ, and con-
meets with train No. 8 at Cheyenne.
Train No. 2, the Atlantic express, the
opposite of train No. l, arrives at Council
Bluffs at S:15 A. NJ. Connection is made
at Cheyenne for Kansas City, arriving at
Kansas City Grain 2C2) at or about 500
p. NJ. the same day that train No. ar
rives at Council Bluffs.
Train No. 4. "The Overland Flyer"
the opposite of train No. 3, arrives at
Council Bluffs at $40 P. NJ. Connection
is made at Cheyenne for Kansas City, ar
irving at Kansas City frain 2O4) at or
about $40 A. N. of the day following the
arrival of No. at Council Bluffs.
Exception - There is no connection
with train from California and Nevada,
east bound, on train 4.
Good local connection with branch
lines, both west and east bound.
On the new time card the Union Pacific
railway is the only line that can offer the
travelling public two daily trains from
Council Bluffs, Omaha and Kansas City,
to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Also bear in mind that passengers from
Chicago, taking ''The Overland Flyer" at
Council Bluffs, practically make "a hours
better time from Chicago to SanFran-
cisco, and hours better time from Chi
cago to Portland than they can make via
any other route.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-27
An End to Bone Scrapinp.

Edward Shepard, OF Harrisburg, Ill,
says: aHaving received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, I feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know it. Have
had q running sore on my leg for eight
years; nv doctor told me I would have
to have the bone scraped or leg amputa-
ted. I used, instead, three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Buck
LENS Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and we'll" Electric Bitters are
sold at fifty cents bottle and Bucklen's
Arnica Salve at Csc. per box by Dr.. Jones.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-27
REDUCED RATES.
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.

For the above meeting, to be held in
st. Louis. September 5 to October 20,
special round trip tickets will be on sale
at this office on Thursday. September s..
and Mondays and Thursdays thereafter
during continuance of the exposition
at one and one third fare, or $3.50 for
the round trip; limited to 5 days from
date of sale.
"GO TO THE EXPOSITION"
The Union Pacific, "The Overland
Route" viii sell tickets from all points
in Kansas to the National Exposition at
Kansas City, No, on each Monday and
Thursday nom September 10 to Novem-
Der ], ct one fare and third for the
round trip. Tickets good three days.
1910 L NoRzon; Agent :