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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
An Elevator Girl.

There is nothing surprising nowadays
in seeing woman undertake task
usually performed by men, but New
York World reporter was somewhat sur
prised, a few days ago, at seeing a
young woman, of perhaps eighteen years,
handle the ropes of passenger elevator
like an old timer.
It was in certain uptown institution.
The girl wore q neat, close-ftting cos
tume-all except the sleeves; they were
loose.
The girl opened and closed the doors
with bang, and jerked the rope up
aud down just as the janitors do when
the regular elevator boys are at lunch.
The young woman had good muscles,
as she said, and seemed to enjoy her
work. She told the reporter that she
got good pay and as perfectly satisfied.
There was more ia it, she said, than she
could earn measuring tape in a dry
goods store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
Beadwork Aprons for Royalty.

The most expensive of the many ex-
travagances recently produced in the
line of beadwork are the aprons which
were lately made in Paris for the ward
robe of some ladies of the royalty. They
are of white silk, with pearl and metallic
beads, in various combinations, each
stripe adorned with shower o. beads
hanging at the ends of threads and
moving and glittering with each step.
These beaded showers shade from light
tn dark, the sides of the dress are of silk
and velvet. repeating the same effect,
and the train is of the darkest shade of
the vel, Chicago Neos.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
To Preserve Natural Flowers.

It is curious fact, defying explaua-
tion, that one won can wear natural
flowers much longer without their fad
ing than another who is equally fond of
them and gives them the same care and
attention. A bunch of roses will do
duty on more than one occasion for one
lady and will most ungraciously fade and
droop very soon after another lady pins
them in her corsage.
Ladies who find it difficult to preserve
the blossoms and leaves they delight so
much in wearing as garniture to even
ing dress, will be able to wear them
much longer without fading if they sur.
round the stems with moistcned powdered
willow charcoal, which may be wrapped
in a little bed of mess, and covered with
a bit of green tissue paper to prevent
the charcoal from sitting through the
moss.
A teaspoonful of powdered charcoal
put in q ever of water will preserve
bouquet of cut towers for several days if
the stems of the flowers are cut each day,
as the broken end of the flower stem
withers and closes the openings through
which the blossom receives its nourish.
ment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
Baggage Rules for Globe Trotters.

Globe trotters should take waning
from a decision rendered by Judge
Nehrbas, in the City Court, New York.
1t was in the case of Downey against the
Inman Steamship Company. The suit
was one to recover $500 for loss OF bag.
gage by the burning of the Inman steam.
Ship City of Montreal. Louis j. Grant
appeared for the plaintiff and Henry G.
Ward for the company.
The plaintiff proved that he had lost
$500 worth of baggage. The defense
was that the company was only liable 10
the extent of $50, as on the ticket it was
stipulated that it accepted no further re-
sponsibility. Sure enough, the tickets
OF the com pany did bear such stipula'
tion. To strengthen the defence de-
cision of the Court of Appeals, In the
case of Steers against the Liverpool, New
York and Philadelphia Steamship Com:
pany was found, in which it was said
concerning such tickets: I'm absence OF
fraud, concealment or improper practice,
the passenger is supposed to have read
the terms of the ticket and acquiesced
therein" The plaintiff argued that in
LIS Case tucE0 Aoo DOSh SShSSS~~~f
the stipulation was printed in small type
on the back, and his attention was not
called to it, but the ticket was given
to him in an envelope. Judge Nehrbas,
however, charged the jury to find YER
dict in strict accordance to the law,
which they did, and Mr.. Downey will
get but $50. ~,
1t is fact we'll worthy of notice that
this ruling applies not only to steamship
tickets, but to any contract which may
be printed on railway tickets, express OF
telegraph blanks. In England this
question has been agitated and settled
by law providing that any company
wishing to put such a contract on Its
tickets or blanks must secure the sigma
ture of the purchaser to the same or 1t Is
not binding. - Washington Star.
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Fashion Notes.

DldCh SIlA uQQeEWedl 10 40 h2oSA 3a
favor as ever.
Notifications of the typical Empire
gown are numerous.
Gauze fans with narrow ribbons run in
and out are popular.
Coats and cloaks of Russian red are
q feature of recent outdoor wraps.
The newest belt buckles are of sill
yer, ornarnented with figure work.
A single Rhinestone stud is now the
correct thing on black satin slippers.
Attractive Oriental and japanese
effects are feature of the new sstines.
Recently made pocket.handkerchiefs
are very pretty and highly ornamented.
Morning dresses and tea gowns are
now made with band of fur down the
front.
Among the new lace pins are seen lit.
tie rough gold lizards with bright stores
for eyes.
A favorite ring with the lad .cs is a
large square emerald set around with
diamonds.
Oxidized silver bracelets in link pat
terms, and SET with colored stones, are
again in vogue.
A string of perfectly matched pearls Is
now preferred by many ladies to neck.
lace of diamonds.
New muslin underwear is remarkable
for the profusion of rich laces and tucks
which decorate il.
japanese crepe is new material
which is fast supersediug India silk as
material for fine underwear.
Tortoise shell combs are gaining in
popular favor, and the tops OF them afe
sometimes set with diamonds.
There is nothing startlingly new in
styles of millinery. Old styles are re-
copied without much change.
New wooden writing sets now come in
shape OF a seal with the pen stuck
through in place of harpoon.
Redingotes of rich fabrics are trimmed
with a border of fur at the foot, from
twelve to sixteen inches in depth.
The deep borders of the winter reap
pear in spring goods, and are supple
mented by woven corner pieces as we'll.
Very pronounced p!aids in all fash
ionable colors will be much used for the
costumes of girls and very young women.
Louis Quinze heels, which are very
low and usually black, are a feature OF
house and evening slippers OF Suede kid.
The combination OF soft gray and she'll
pink will be almost as much in favor for
spring toilets as it has teen for winter
ones.
Metal and fancy buttons are only
suited to woolen gowns, Subsequently,
black silk-requires crochet or jet
fastening.
Alpacas and moha;rs are being i'm
ported for spring and summer wear, and
are in o greater variety of colors than
last year.
Gay redingo:es and jackets of red
cloth are made with o vest OF white
cloth, which is nearly covered with gold
embroidery.
What are known as India silk pat
terms are reproduced in the new satines,
which rival the strike in beauty and
effectiveness.
Many ladies who have begun to pre-.
pare their summer outfits arc using the
Empire model for percales, ginghams
and satines.
A very gorgeous bonnet now worn is
made up in brilliant red touched with
gold. The combination is very striking
and most women are chary Of wearing.
it.
The visiting card used in England is
steadily decreasing in size, although our
usage sanctions large square patterns.
Cards with gilt edges are quite common
in Tnndon
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
Heroic Miss Lawrence.


A herd of wild cattle was being driven
through the town of San Diego, Cal. A
little child was playing in the street near
where the cattle were passing, when one
of the bulls huge creature with large
horns-made a sudden rush at the poor
bairn. To add to the terror Of the
scene, the drover was tipsy, and in try
ing to Luro the furious animal, fell off
his horse Warning yells arose from the
spectators as they beheld the fate from
which, as it seemed, nothing could save
the child. At tais very moment a lady
happened to como into the street, and
the noise of the tumult at once attracted
her attention. She saw the child's ap-
paIlipg danger at glance, aud i'm
mediatcly sprang into the empty saddle.
She succeeded in catching up with the
wild bull and threw her shawl over it's
head just as it was about to charge the
child. She then, without leaving the
saddle, lifted the child to her lap and
took it to place of safety. This brilliant
act of bravery awoke round after round
of applause from every one who wit
messed it. As was SAID at the time, this
gallant deed of Miss l. awrence-for such
was tho lady's name - was not only
heroic, but feat o! horsemanship which
few people can equal.
Women in the Corean Capital.
AS respectable women are never seen
in public in Corea, comparatively few
are met on tho streets of Seoul, and
those are low coolie women, with face
fully exposed, or respectable poor
womea-who are compelled to 60 ont on
business, but who go very closely veiled
with only an eye exposed. The veil is
O sort of gown, which in its turn possesses
a history. 1t is usually made of green
silk after the pattern OF mans outer
gown, with sleeves lined on the under
side with red. These were originally so
made that they might serve a double
purpose, as in tue time OF sudden war
they were to be given to the patriotic
hus bands, sons and brothers to wear to
battle, the red lining under the sleeves
serving to wipe the CORY sword upon. 1t
is most amusing for foreigner to watch
q little group of these timid, yelled
women as they approach, huddled to-
eethcr like chickens. When they chance
mode tly to glance up and see the strange
object in dark clothes, perhaps red beard,
uncanny pale skins, and eyes some other
color than the orthodox black, with
to them ridlculously short coats aud
shocking expause of limb cased in vul-
gar trousers, they invariably hudd'e close
to the nearest wall to let the apparition
pass by, hiding their eyes as rule. while
some old hag cautiously stares with one
eve, in vein endeavor to answer the ono
explanatory inquiry of: Il declare!
What sort of thing is itl"-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06

Scarcity of suitable firing ranges is
complained of in England.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06

lend me your wheelbarrow to take il
home WITH"
THE idea" laughed the man, CSC
takin' that machine home on a wheel.
barrer. I'll send my man round with il
right away. He's got the horse hltcheo
up by this time. You can ride along au
show him where you live"
Wasn't tina: happy ride for Tim,
though: He felt as if he were riding oui
in state. He couldn't keep his eyes oil
the machine. He thought it the pretties'
thing he ever saw, and once or twice h.
patted it when the man wasn't looking.
"Dcar me, l wonder if he'll neve!
Gomez said Jessie over and over again,
as she waited in fcvcrish impatience. g.
don't see what keeps him. Maybe some
things happened to the box" with 8
shivcr at the thought. clark! dc
b'leeve 1 hear somebody on the stairs.
Yes, l do, an they're bringin' US some
thing. Oh. It's the machine. Mother,
mother-come here, quick"
What IS it2" asked Mrs. Wylie, com.
ing 10 the door.
its a sewing markipe. an it's
yours" cried Tim, with face so full OF
excitement that 1t was really pale; ''an
it's paid for, every cent"
"Miue-paid for -who-how" Mrs.
Wvle looked at the children in amaze
ment.
eyes, yours, paid for, Jess an me,
shouted Tim, concisely if not very clear
", while he waltzed Less all around tht
hall in his delight at his mothers sur
p-se. "Say, how'd you like the looks
of it, 4 regular beauty, amt it9'
"Oh, TIM! oh, Jessie |" and then Mrs
Wylie did just as Jessie had predicted
she would. She sat down and cried.
; 'But she don't cry as if she felt bad,
whispered Tim to his sis.s--;; docs she,
Jess?"-Nep York Inlependtnt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-11
THE GOVERNORS TEMPERANCE
VIEWS

The Rutland Herald has interview
ed Gov. Dillingham; on the bill per
hitting searches for liquor without
warrant and the Governor says the
bill came to him during the last even
ing of the session and he thought if
the eminent lawyers in both branches
considered the bill a necessity he
would not veto it but sign it and let
the supreme court pass upon its con-
stitutionality. Upon being asked his
opinion of the cider law he said, 1.-The
cider law is good law. / believe in
it thoroughly Ibelieve that it should
be enforced strictly. l am a firm adj
vocate of prohibition. 1t is the best
law for this state" Gov. Dillingham;
does not think that the blame of the
non-enforcement of the law should all
be placed upon the prosecuting Off
GERS, ''let them turn their attention
to the prosecution of those who are
guilty of perjury, and after a little the
trial of liquor cases will cease to be
so much of farce"
The reporter then volunteered the
remark, But a good many farmers
say that under a stringent license
law there would be less drinking and
less drunkenness than there is under
the present law" Upon this the
Governor paced to and fro and gave
the following convincing argument
for prohibition:
Il want this town kept SO that my
boy won't be constantly exposed to
temptation to drink. / want it kept
SO that a saloon will not stand on
every corner with an alluring invita-
ton to enter. | want it kept SO that
it would be impossible for him to get
a drink even if he wanted it | fail
to see the least reason why there
would be less drinking under a license
law. In my opinion there would be
a great deal more. Drunkards are
made between the ages of IS and 25,
when their characters are being form
ed for life. If we can keep them from
drinking during those years, the
chances are 1000 to 1 against their
ever becoming drunkards. What
shall we do to keep them from it?
Shall we open elegantly appointed
saloons in every block and offer them
every inducement to drink, or shall
we keep the liquor traffic as close as
possible and prevent them by law
from obtaining liquor? No, sir; it
is your license laws, your legalized
traffic in liquor, that make drunk
ards. Prohibitory laws help to keep
men sober, yes, and keep men sober
who otherwise would not have the
moral character to abstain from
n rink -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-11
Sheriff,s Sale.

The following land. premises taken on a
writ of execution in favor of Ida NJ Nc
I.aughln of St. Johnsbury in the county of
Caledonia, and against w. H. II. Weeks of
st. Johnsbury i'll said county V, issued by Albro
F. Nichols county clerk within and for said
county, demanding in damages the sum of
five hundred invent y-nine dollars and eighty
three cents, and twent y-four dollars and six
teen cents costs, and fifty cents more for said
writ of execution, and so much of said land
and premises rights interest and equity
of redemption of the said w II. B Weeks a
will he necessary to satisfy said execution
with the legal costs the law directs will
be sold by me at public auction for cash to
the highest bidder al the dwelling house
said premises in the town of Peacham. on the
18th day of May, 1889, at two O'Clock in the
afternoon; to wit: Being the same land and
premises decided to w. II. b. Weeks by Julia
ID. Weeks, contains 81 acres more or less, and
recorded in land records OF Pcacham, Vol. 1 6,
Page 20. Described follows: Being the
land and premises decided by H. b. Weeks to
H. s. Cook, by deed dated April "a, 1882,
and recorded in Vol II, Page 1916, of said
land records. Also quit claimed by said II.
{. Cook by deed dated April "a, $50, said
deed recorded in Vol Z, Page 3S6, of Peach
am land records to which reference is given
for n more perfect description of said premises.
Dated at Peacham, this 9th day of April.
a. u. 1889.
9S-1OO4 w. N WEST Sheriff
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-11
ST. JOHNSBURY EAST.


Mrs. Henry Hudson has returned to
her home in Providence, r. l.
The sugar makers in this commu-
nifty report first rate season thus
far.
P. A. Browne has moved his tools
He has had a shop in West Concord
this winter.
Deacon J. G. Hovey invited the
Band of Promise to a sugar festival
at his orchard Monday and most OF
the young people responded to the
sweet call.
Henry Morrill, has moved once
more, this time into the house with
Arthur Shastancy, at the Goodall
farm. He intends to work for Good
all this summer
Three or four of the young men
here tried the running timber business
in the swift water below the railroad
bridge. There was lots of fun for the
boys on the timbers for while and
then there was fun for one or two
boys on the bank as the river boys
illustrated to them the philosophy OF
momentum and found themselves
piled on top of a rock in the middle
of the river. AS there was no alter
native but to wade ashore, they
jumped into the water where the
swift current took one of them off his
feet and foated off his new hat, but
the party reached the shore all right
wetter and wiser
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-11
PLUMs FOR VERMONTERS.

Under the new arrangement by
which President Harrison puts the
responsibility of appointments upon
the state delegations in Congress,
the Vermont delegation have had a
meeting and decided to recommend
to the President the following APP
pOintmentS -
G. G. Benedict of Burlington, col
lectOr of customs.
Rollin Amsden of Windsor, U. S..
marshal.
Frank Plurnley of Mortified, U. S.
district attorney.
Roswell Farnham of Bradford, U.
S. bank examiner.
Walter E. Howard of Fairhaven,
o. S. consul at Toronto.
H. c. Fisk of Morrisville, U. S. con-
sui at st. Johns.
Willard harrington of ST. Adams,
commercial agent at Stanbridge.
AS the district attorneyship is now
vacant by reason of the resignation
of Mr.. Pitkin, it is probable Mr..
Plumley will assume his position at
once. The rest will have to wait
perhaps several months.
The nomination for collector of
customs is an eminently fit one MIR.
Benedict is man of ability and cul-
ture, and has been in many ways of
service to the state. His appoint
ment will be all the more gra tifying
to those who care for clean men and
clean politics because his life, tastes
from the chronic office seeker and the
average office holder. AS editor of
the Burlington Free Press Mr.. Bene-
dict has done much for the party
While this counts with some, with
many others (may their tribe in
creasel y the character he has sustain
ed for many years as editor, educa
tor and patriotic citizen, counts
much more
The other appointments are main
ly pensions for party service. This
is emphatically true in Plumley's
case He was formerly the chief mo-
gul of Good Templars in the state.
All his instincts were in the direction
of the temperance party. Three
years ago the republican state COM
mittee threw sop to him, he swal-
lowed it and has since been a bright
and shining light in the party, fur
nishing more wind during the last
presidential campaign than any 9th
err VermOnter on the stump. Mr.
Fisk is editor of the Morrisville Citi-
zen and brother-in-law of Carroll S.
Page; Roswell Farnham of Brad
ford has been governor; Mr.. Amsden
is a Windsor merchant and was state
senator in "a Mr.. harrington is a
St. Adams lawyer and was a good
soldier, etc, etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-11
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Senator Morrill, celebrated his 10th
birthday by a reception at his resi-
dence in Washington on Saturday
evening. Long life to the faithful
veteran of the Green Mountain state.
Idaho is anxious to come into the
Union and a constitutional conven-
ton has been called Of course the
Mormons will try to defeat the pro-
ject and they are a large element in
Idaho's politics.
President Bartlett of Dartmouth
college, who has been spending the
winter in southern California, is like
ly to visit his son, Samuel c. Bart
lett, Jr., in Japan and in that case
will not return till another year.
Prof. Henry E. Parker remains in
active charge at the college.
The President has issued a procla-
nation recommending that on Tues
day, April Both, at o'clock In the
morning, the people of the entire
country repair to their respective
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-11
VERMONT NEWS.

Secretary Proctor is soon to be
given a public dinner by the citizens
of Rutland. Judge w. G. Veazey will
preside.
The secretary of the treasury has
appointed George H. Guernsey of
Montpelier superintendent of the con-
struction of public buildings at that
place, to succeed Hiram Atkins.
Mrs. Redfield Proctor and Redfield
Proctor, Jr., arrived at their home
from California on Saturday evening.
They have been spending several
months with Secretary Proctor's
married daughter who resides in San
Francisco.
Burglars entered two places at
Chelsea Saturday night, stealing
tools and other property. They be-
came frightened and left the town but
were run down at North Stanford by
a sheriff and party. They drew re-
volvers but decided to surrender on
the appearance of rifle.
A. D. Morse, president of the Barre
railroad and dealer in Barre granite,
has secured a large contract with the
city of New York for furnishing paw
ing stones The total bill when COM
pleted will be over million dollars.
1t is estimated that 200 men getting
out 20 carloads per day will be six
months completing the contract.
Last Sunday Rutland experienced
a sudden and unexpected observance
of the old blue law Sunday act, !"
complaint having been made of gro
GERS, tobacconists, druggists and
others for keeping open. Saturday
all were notified that they must not
open Sunday. The complaint was
who say that the livery stables and
Sunday papers must be stopped next
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-11

Lewis Hayden, the noted Boston
colored messenger at the state house
died on Sunday. He was born a
slave 80 years ago but escaped to the
North in 1914. Before the war his
clothing store in Boston was the
rendezvous of the anti-slavery lead
ers, including Wendell Phillips, VIII
liam Lloyd Garrison and Theodore
Parker.
A defective switch derailed the four
rear coaches of an inward bound b.
& o. passenger train between Cole
ham and South Chicago Monday.
The coaches were thrown with ter
rife violence against several coal oil
tank cars standing on the side tracks
and broken to pieces. One man was
killed and dozen were injured, two
or three of them very severely.
Charles w. Pierce, well-known
railroad financier of Boston, died
Friday. He entered the dry goods
business at Boston so years ago.
He retired from the dry-goods bust
ness to engage with his brother Car
los and his brother-in-law, the late
Henry Keyes of Newbury, in rail
reading, and through their efforts
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad was made known to Boston
investors. Mr.. Pierce was at first
treasurer