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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-10
Traits Of Inventor Ericsson.

Captain Ericsson was very muscular
man, although not endowed with large
frame. He was five feet nine inches in
height, and his average weight was 17S
pounds. 1t is tod of him that one dav,
while on the Monitor, which was build
ing at the Delamater Works, ne came
across heavy piece OF iron lying on the
floor, and told two workmen to pick it
I'D and take it to the opposite side of the
building. The men said the piece was
too heavy for them to lift, and started to
get truck. Without word he lifted
the iron and carried it to the place where
he wanted it. 1t was affterward
weighed, and tipped the beam at 46O
pounds.
1t was his usual custom to take his
walks in the evening, because he had an
idea that the air then was purer and
freer from dust, and for many years he
strolled up to Broadway and promenaded
the lower part of that street until he felt
that he had had sufficient exercise. The
glare and fantastic shapes of the electric
lights annoyed him so much. however,
that he was compelled to abandon his
eNeuiuS SuJOyuSut. hltCl 1Aot liz ool-
dom went out of his house, except into
the back yard, where experiments were
made. This indoor life never seemed in
the least to interfere with his robust
health.
Captain Ericsson never saw visitors
except those who were engaged in his
particular kind of work. To see others
he thought was a criminal waste of
time. Practically he was absolutely ex-
cluded rom the world. 1t is related of
him that several years ago General Nc
Clellan desired to become personally
acquainted with the great engineer and
employed the services of Jonn Newton,
one of Ericsson's few friends, to OBJ
tain an audience for him. The Captain
replied that while he felt fattered by the
request he "was too old to make any
new acquaintances and must beg to be
excused"
The old house in Beach street will, in
accordance with the expressed wish cf
Captain Ericsson, be maintained for
some time to come precisely as it now
is. Nothing in it is to be disturbed,
and the work which he planned in it is
to be continued there by the men who
assisted him in life.-New YORK. CONNER
ciaL AdOertaser.
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AYillager's Life in India.

Let us try to get an idea of the Indian
villagers life in particular locality. 1t
has been described by writer who
He rises before daybreak, and after q
few mouthfuls of stale bread is of to the
fields to work. At 5 o'clock his wife or
child brings him q stale bread cake and
bowl of buttevmilk. The work goes
on steadily till noon, when he gets a
good meal off more bread cake and a
little boiled pulse. In the cold weather
he eats this in the field, only coming
home for it in the hot season. In any
case the work is resumed, and must go
on till evening. when, after feeding his
cattle, he can sit down to we'll earned
dinner in the mud hut. After that he
will 90 out TO smoke and chat in the
common house" of the village, or under
the bar tree outside. His womankind
have also been hard at work all day,
grinding corn, cooking, cleaning the
house, and spinning. The boys of the
family, as soon as they are old enough,
are taken to the fields to tend the cattle,
and in the evening play FOUNDERS and
hide de.and-seek. The monotony OF the
daily round is only relieved by the gayety
of the periodical fair or the occasional
wedding, or when the season comes for
sugar pressing, and every one walks
about with a yard of sugarcane in his
mouth. The villager in ninety-nine cases
out of 100 is utterly uneducated. Some
of the headmen can read and write, but
the rest are as innocent of letters as a
South Sea islander. Even when there
is school in or near the village, it is
difficult for the farmer to send his son to
learn. Apart from the interruption to
agricultural duties, it would make the
boy. his father thinks, discontented with
his lot in life and unified for it,
Mucmlla1.'s Magazine.
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There We're Giants in Those DAYS.

In the battle of Aque sextir, the
Roman battle front held its own by a
siy-fold line of spearmen, but was finally
broken by an expedient of the barbarians,
who, says DR.. Felix J.. Oswald in the
I'oi:e, by means of leaping poles, flung
themselves into the midst of the scrried
leyions and attempted to force the fight
hv a hand-to hand conflict. On the
battlefield of Adrianople the sudden
panic of the Roman troops was ascribed
to the exploit of Gothic warrior, who
hurled his lance through the body Of a
mail.clad adversary, and seizing the
lance handle with both fists held up his
skewered foeman as standard bearer
would hold aloft brass eagle of five or
six pounds. Teutobot, a chief of those
Northland giants, could leap full-armed,
over six horses, standing side oy-side ;
and the trained lions, which Roman
commander had imported at G eat ex-
pense, were all killed in the .irst en-
counter with the vanguard of the un-
daunted barbarians. "They mistook
them for doIs, says the historian, land
knocked their brains out"
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Recipes.

Hickory Nut COOKIES. Two cups o.
sugar, one cup of butter, two eggs, slS
tablespoons Of sweet milk, one teaspoon
of cream tartar, one.half OF soda, one
cup of chopped nut meats, enough tiou'
for batter.
SLUMGULL1oN.-Take one pound oi
raw, chopped beef, one quart of onions
and one quart of potatoes chopped fine
add enough water to cover we'll; season
with pepper and salt and boil until tht
onions are done.
SALMON CnooUETTEs. TO a small
salmon picked up fine add large cup Of
crackers, three eggs we'll beaten, butter,
salt and pepper. Then moisten with
cream to the consistency to roll in shape.
Roll in cracker crumbs and fry in very
hot fat, as crullets.
CoDrrsn BALLs.-Cook salt Goldfish
by soaking in water, but do not let II
boil. Boil the potatoes and mash. Let
both fish and potatoes get thoroughly
cold. Use a third more Goldfish than
potatoes. Mix and moisten with a cream
gravy made of a large sized piece OF but
ter, some milk and flour to thlcken.
Form in balls and fry in hot fat.
Hot WATER SPONGE CAKE.-Two
CUPS sugar, two cups flour, four eggs,
white and yelks beaten separately and
very light; two teaspoons baking powder,
three fourths of cup Of boiling water,
the boiling water to be added after all
tho other ingredients arc beaten to.
rcther. Bake in two layers in tins 11Xi
inches. Put together with jelly and
frosting.
CAULtFIowER.- Place head of cauli-
flower in salt water for few minutes TO
remove insects. Boil twenty minutes in
salt water, drain on sieve and put it in
a buttered dish. Melt piece of butter
the size of an egg, add to it one table
spoonful of flour, stir on the fire one
minute and add a gill of milk and pep
per and salt. Stir this sauce until it
boils. Pour over the caulifower, sprin-
kle over it few Drowned bread crumbs
and set in a moderate oven for few
minutes to bake.
PATTY CRUsvs.-Rol' out the dough
to o thickness of a quarter of an inch in
square shapes; cut out he patties with
the cake cutter, place tcem on a cake
pan, which must not be 200 thin and
must be wetted with water. Take one
egg we'll whipped, and few drops of
milk. With a brush color the top,
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Whaling on Horseback.

Several years ago student who wa:
interested in whales went to Cape Cod
to spend the summer, because he knew
that the animals were often caught there.
Here is his description of very strange
and exciting sceuc:
The tide was dead low, and had left e
big sandy fiat almost bare, on which the
sea beat furiously, and with roar that
was deafening, but inside the bar was q
stretch of water forming little incloscd
lake about half mile wide and from
three to four feet deep. This was COM
parativcly smooth, and in it were about
twenty enormous black objects founder
ing and rushing about, lashing the water
into foam and followed by dozen OF
more men, part Of whom were on horse
! back like ourselves.
1t was a school of whales and black.
fish. In some way they had Leen trapped
inside of the bar and when the tide went
out they were at the mercy of the whal'
ers on horseback Every one was greatly
excited. The horses were urged into the
water, while their riders, armed with
harpoons, lanccs, boat-hooks or any othel
/ weapon that happened to be at hand,
were endeavoring to capture as many oil
the monsters as possible.
In we plunged, the horses at first snort
inr with terror, but, once in the water,
they seemed to share the general excite.
ment and plunged madly after the ex'
cited sca-huntcrs. Here and there were
blackfsh that had been wounded and
their tails were beating the water with
terrific force: others were tearing up and
down with lightning speed. Soon one
of the horses was fairly lifted from its
feet by one of the struggling fish and
thrown sprawling into the water. A
roar of laughter greeted the rider as ne
rose from the water.
The men kept up an incessant yelling
and splashing and so gradually forced
the monsters up the creek, if so it could
could be called. The great creatures
seemed to know that they were running
into still more fatal trap, and they made
great efforts to break through the line OF
horses and men. The appearance Of q
great black animal rushing at you,
fioundering along, beating the water
with blows powerful enough to Kill horse
or man, gave strong flavor OF danger to
the adventure.
For an hour this was kept up, until
finally, one by one, the animals were
driven upon the shoal and dispatched.
They were all from fifteen to twenty-five
feet long. .-PNiladelrhia Times.
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Making Pine Tar.

Some one asks for way to make pine
tar in small quantities. The following
is the best known way in the South for
the purpose:
Erect a platform four feet square, and
twelve or fourteen inches above the
ground. Bore three-fourth-inch auger
hole near its center. tit stick in the
hole; now cover the platform three or
four inches deep with stiff clay mortar,
finish 1t off smooth with gradual de-
preston to the center and withdraw the
stick. Fill an iron pot full of rich, pine
splinters, place the pot, inverted, on the
platform, and make fire all over the
not and as little or as much tar can be
run as may be sired.-FIeld and Fire
siAo,
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The Norwegian Peasant.

The Norwegian peasant has decided
aptitude for trading and for travel, and
is consequently naturally inclined to
knowledge Education is making steady
progress in the country; every one can
read and write, and on every farmstead
one or more newspapers are regularly
taken. The husmend tenants Or cotters)
even are beginning to subscibe to news
papers. Books they can get from the
parish library, or very often they buy
them for themselves. The modern lit.
erature of tho country has penetrated
into every valley, and is now generally
bought by the wel-to-do among the
n.as.ntry.- -Harpe1[ .-. ..-
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More Information Wanted.

Lawyer (hotly)-"Do you mean to say,
sir, that you do not consider Mr.. DE
Lyre man of his words"
Witness-"I do"
"You do. eh2 Do you mean to In
sinuate that he ever lles?"
"That's about it.
"Now, sir, attention! Do you mean
to say that you would not believe him
under OATH"
"No, have not said that"
"Ch, ho! thought I'd catch you.
Then you didn't say you would not be-
lieve him under oath:"
"No. | haven't heard him do any
talking under oath yet. ."-Nea0 York
Weekly.
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His Relations.

Young man (haughtily to old NAM
"No, sir; have no reference. belong
to the famous Key family, sir; and that
is enough"
Old Man (bluntly)-"Any relation to
the Monkey and the Whis-Key and the
Donkey families? ?"- Washington Critic.
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The Value Of Salt.

SalC IS one OI tat WOSI lmpOrtAut VI
domestic dependencies, for scarcely any
food. meat, vegetables or dessert, can
be made entirely palatable and satisfac-
tory without it. Only "pinch" will
make an otherwise insipid and tasteless
compound often appetizing and wei
come; but too much will effectually
ruin a good dish, while it is always easy
to add q little more. A few spoiled
dishes will usually teach young cook
this simple lesson. All soups are better
we'll salted, not enough to be noticed,
only Suspicion" Most kinds of cake
and all kinds of pies require little salt
besides the butter used, for good butter
is not sufficiently salt. A fair supply of
salt, dash of pepper and very gener.
Gus allowance of butter is recommended
for most vegetables in preparing them
for the table, and many vegetable cook
has made a good name as cook on this
one principle.
The salt box in the kitchen should be
kept at little distance only from the
fire, for there it is most often needed.
Yet how often we see it hung in the re.
motest point, causing numberless steps
and useless labor that might be saved by
locating the materials and implements
conveniently for the one whose duty is
to use them often. With the greatest
care liquids will sometimes boil over
on the black and shining range; a
small handful of salt thrown on at once
will seem to absorb the bad odor and
smoke, and the place can easily be cleaned
with newspaper. Mica, in stoves, too,
is made as clear as new by the use of a
solution of salt and vinegar. Dry salt is
an "eradicator" of spots, too. on linen
and wooden goods, superior to any prepa-
rations in "the market" 1t will effect
ually draw out ink spots. from carpets, or
any woolen goods, if Immediately ap-
piled and repeated, and, combined with
lemon Juice, will remove both ink and
mildew from linen, if placed in the sun,
and this without injury to the fabric,
while strong acids or soda will remove
both stain and fabric. When broiliug
steak a small handful of salt thrown on
the Goals prevents the blaze from dlscol-
oring the meat. A little in starch pre-
vents the irons from sticking, and If
irons are rough, put a little salt on a
thick brown paper, lay piece Of thin
muslin over it, and rub the iron on it till
perfectly smooth. If new calicocs are
allowed to lay one hour in strong salted
water the colors are less liable to fade in
future wear and washings. The same is
true of black hosiery. Damp salt will
remove the tea stains and discolorations
from cups and sauccrs, left by careless
washing. 1t is said that a teaspoontul
of salt in each kerosene lamp makes the
oil give much brighter, clearer Light
Independent.
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Directory Man-"Yes, sir. We have
in the Directory, just being finished,
90, 900 names. That multiplied by FIVE,
the average size of family, makes iOO,-
900. See?"
Messenger Boy-"Please, sir, MIR.
Hardtype wants to know how many
copies of that Directory you want
printed9"
Directory Man (after some fguring?l--
"Um! I guess fifteen will be enough" "
-NeU York Weekly.
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The Athletic Craze.

Mr.. Muscle, of the A. A. A. A. A. A.
"Ah! Mr.. Hlghjumper, this is Mr.. Strong
lrm, of the O. I. c. U. r. a. n. A. L. II.
L. e. T. E. Club-NIr. Strongarm, this
s Mr.. Highjumper, of the y: o. F: L:
|. +. S. o. n. u. 5. Club. ."-Ne~ York
Sun.
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The Latest.

tDear Friend-"Be sure you come
next Tuesday-our day at home. In the
first place Stricholini, the violinist, will
play; Mile. Scherzowska is to sing, and
Professor Grublcr has promised to pre-
dict an earthquake" - EanJurter
ZeikNn1.
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The Precautionary Measure.
Ia t:INill rn11 marry mn2n

Ic-FWIII You 1HaGTy l1lcE
"Wait minute" exit. Re-
turning with shot gum "Hold up your
hands Higher yet! lam sorry to say,
Mr.. Brown, that 1 can only be a sister to
you. You must pardon my seeming
rude conduct, but so many young women
are getting killed nowadays by re. .ected
suitors that thought little precaution
would not be out of place. "-Boston
Gazette.
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Too Ethereal For Exposure.

Tramp-'Madame, haven't you any
thing to give poor, hungry, freezing
gentleman2"
Woman-"Oh, yes; I'll give you
good morning."
Tramp-"Thank you, madame. Now
couldn't you give me something to
wrap it up in?"-Ya1akee B!ade.
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I'm With the Times.

Johnny Dumpsey-"Say, Willie, didn't
you ever think you'd like to be pirate
when you grew up"
Willie Popinjay (contemptuously)-
'tNo! Pirates are played out. I want
to be a member of some big Trust, or a
Doodle Alderman or something of that
sort" "-Buriingt0n Free Press.
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Mak's the Skin Vera Tenner.

A minister, with 4 rather florid COM
p!exion, had gone into the shop of a
barber, one of his parishioners, to be
shaved. The barbor was addicted to
heavy bouts of drinking, after which his
hand was consequently unsteady at his
work. In shaving the minister on the
occasion referred to he inflicted q cut
sufficiently deep to cover the lower part
of the face with blood. The minister
turned to the barber and said in a tone
of solemn severity: "You see, Thomas,
what comes of taking too much drink. "
GAY" replied Thomas, sit mak's the
skin vera tenner. er."-She5ield Telegraph.
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without touching the sides; then with
smaller cutter mark the patties, but not
too deeply in the center, and put in an
oven hot enough to roast chicken.
When cooked take out the centers with,
o knife and use them as covers.
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An Assumed Name.

Quillpen-"Is your sister still writing
under an assumed name, Penman"
Penman-"ies; Mrs. Smith. she
assumed Smiths name about year
go."-Burlin3toa Free Frsss.
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Grandma in a Box.

Bobby (who is visiting his kind old
grandmother)-"I wouldn't mind eatin'
some of that nice hot bread, grandma. "
Grandma-"Well, Bobby, you can
have all you want of it."
"Bobby-"Yes, but ma won't let me
eat hot bread"
Grandma testing the lads moral
strength)-"She won't know anything
about it. Bobby"
Bobby-"All right, grandma, just
give me piece, please. "-Basar.
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A Way Out.

Anclomaniac - "That's the way it
goes. If we hunt foxes, folks say we're
cruel; if we hunt aniseed bags, folks
laugh at US. What can we hunt, with
out exciting indignation or ridicule|
Small Boy-''Rats!" - NeU York
WeckLv.
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KnowIedrc is Not Money.

Miss Penelope Peachblow-"Who is
that"
Mr.. Jonathan Trump-"Oh, that's
Professor Digby, who knows everything:
He's considered one of the most profound
scholars in America"
Miss Penelope Peachblow-"Well,
why doesn't he have his hair cut?"
Mr.. Jonathan Trumr-"He can't af-
ford it.n-Life.
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A. Berear to Be Pitied.

Scene-A lonely spot on dark night.
"Would the gentleman be so kind as
70 assist poor mana Beside this re-
solver, I have nothing in this wide
world. ."-Bost0n Gazette.
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A Canadian ST. Helena.

First American Exile-"What caused
your banishment to these shores"
Second American Exile-"Oh, about
year ago I started out in lifc to be o
young Napoleon of finance"
First American Exile-"Well7"
Second American Exile-"Well, this
is my st. Helena. ."-Ne'o York Sun.
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BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
a Preference A Beggar to Be
Pitied-The Athletic Craze-An
Assumed Name - A Way
Out, Etc, Etc.

'sDo you believe that DR.. Holmes was
light when he said poverty is a cure for
lyspepsiaP"
ut may be. I'd rather have the dys.
2epsia. ."-Basar.
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They End at the Beginning.

CITY Business Man-"At last | am
rich enough to retire from business"
Friend-"What are you going to do!"
81 am going to buy the old farm that
ran away from and live on it."-Paita-
aelphiG Record.
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A Delicate Foot.

Fashionable shoe store.
''What size do your wear, madame"
"Number four"
Clerk-"Take a scat. I think I can
fit YOU. * !" Madame, l find that
you require a number eight, at least"
"Number eight! Well, that's four,
isn't it-four for each foot?"- Chicago
UeruN.
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ReaSSureu.

Mr.. Rambo (at dime museum in great
alarm)-"Nancy, do you see anything in
that cage near the monkey"
Mrs. Rambo-''Yes, there's lot Of
snakes"
Mr.. Rambo with recovering self
possession)- they are. Fine speci-
mems 100, aren't theyE'- Chiea9o 1ri-
tune.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Pin Cushion Cover,

Take cushion six inches square and
cover the top with dark green satin
eight inches square. Sew all around the
edges of the cover before attaching to
cushion band of rose pink satin three
inches wide. Put the right sides of
satin together and sew it in slashes one
inch wide and one and one-half inches
deep. Cut the slashes out with the
scissors, turn them carefully and then
with needle and thread tack each slash
half way over, diagonally, showing the
pink satin against the green. Under the
slashes all around put frill of lace, and
on the upper corners of the slashes put
tiny chenille balls of rose pink. En-
broider or paint in the center of the
cover a design of wild roses. Fasten
this cover firmly to the top OF the
cushion. Detroit Free Press.
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A Potent Charm in Housekeeping.

A father says German story, when
his daughter became bride, gave her a
golden casket, with the injunction not
to pass it into other hands, for it held a
charm which, in her keeping, would be
of inestimable value to her as the
mistress of home. Not only was she
to have the entire care of it, but she was
to take it every morning to the cellar,
the kitchen, the dining room, the library,
the parlor, the bedrooms and to remain
with it in each place for at least five
minutes looking carefully about. After
the lapse of three years the father was to
send her the key, that the secret talisman
might be revealed. The directions were
followed. The key was sent. The casket
was opened. 1t was found to contain
an old parchment upon which were writ.
ten these words: 1.-THE eyes of the
mistress are worth hundred pairs of
servants hands" The wise father knew
that practice of inspection followed
faithfully for three years would become
a habit and be self-perpetuating-that
the golden casket and the hidden charm
would have accomplished their mission.
We commend this story to those house
wives whose homes, like the prlmeval
chaos, are "without form, and void. "
Neu York Telegram.
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Western Populations.

Stranger Gn Western city>-sI under
stand you claim 100000 population for
this toMn2n
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The police department of Boston costs
the city 81, 250, 900 per year.