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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
Wanton Destruction of Game.

Residents in the west and northwest
portions of Texas will call the attention
of the present Legislature to the whole
sale destruction of deer which is now IN
progress in these sections. The animals
are killed simply for their hides, and the
slaughter is said to be something un'
precedented. The killing is fair enough.
as it is all done with the rife. 1t is the
constancy with which it is done and thu
purpose Of which is objected to by those
most affected. Ten years ago an entire
section of country, which is now all un.
der fence, literally swarmed with buffalo.
They were exterminated, however, iI
three years. time, and strictly by use oi
the rifle. The deer bids fair to 60 in tho
same way. Captain George S. Deats.
who has lately made trip through tnas
part of the country, details some rather
remarkable facts in connection with the
deer-killing industry, which has lately
assumed large proportions. -. l. -
"In riding across the prairie, ne says.
s'my nose would be frequently saluted
by stencil, which, as I proceeded up
the wind, would become nearly unbeara-
BILE. My first experience OF this ,klnd
puzzled me, but l soon grew to know
that it meant deer camp. They are all
alike, perched on the side of some stream
for the waters sake. and in country
which is overrun with game. They are
generally owned by from four to six men,
skilled hunters and shots. Hung on
every hand, spread out upon the ground
or in bundles, are the hides Of the deer
in all stages of preparation, from the
fully dried to the warm and bloody
The places have scent on them ten de-
grees worse than lanyard. The men
engaged in the business are absolutely
indefatigable in the pursuit of the CALI
ing, and, as I said, are very skilful. II
is no uncommon thing for them to bag
five deer apiece in one day. This means,
with most of the gangs, clearing their
neighborhood of the animals at the rate
of thirty day. 1t does not take much
calculation 10 make it plain that the
deer will not last long at this gait. When
an animal is shot it is skinned where 1t
falls, and its juicy flesh left for the buz-
yards. The head waters of the Frio and
Devils Rivers are especially effected
lust now by the de-hunting gentry,
and the destruction there is fearful
They are doing nothing contrary to law,
but in their peculiar labor only the
Legislature can reach them. If it fails
or refuses to act it will be guilty OF
criminal neglect. Globe Democrat. q
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
Hunting the Antelope.

An ordinary horse could not overtaks
a prong-horn; it must he good animal,
what the plain men call stager. The
speed developed by the little animals 10
astonishing. At first they outrun Eths
f1eetest greyhound, but their delicate
limbs fail them in a long run over q
rough country, and they ultimately. fall
victim to the sportsman who can shoot
well from the saddle while going at full
A snort more exciting can hardly b.
imagined. The game has a fair chance
for its life; only the good rider andsho'
can bring them down, and it must be
good rider who will 60 over the washe.
and sand.wastes of the Mojave and
Arizona deserts at full speed. ? y
The antelope is taken in several ways,
the most popular being that described;
but perhaps the most exciting is to fol-
low the gamy little creature with the
sabre, run it down.literally, and by skill
of arms bring it to the ground: THIS
Mexicans often adopt this method In
trials of skill, the sport giving remarka'
be tests of horsemansllip. 1t is possible
to stalk the antelope, but only on rare
occasions. When the little animals
were very common they were often taken
by simple expedient; one man would
stand on his head with legs waving in
the air, making as many curious move
ments as he could, while a comrade
crouched behind him, resting his rite
either under his arms or over his head.
f, This combination so puzzled the antelope
that it would, in the majority of cases,
be impelled by its own curiosity to in
vestlgate, and SO would slowly approach;
This was only possible when the wind
! was blowing from it to the hunter, as the
very slightest scent would be fata! to the
scheme. If the hunter is skilful, the
prong.horn may be induced to come
within rite.shot and so fall victim to
its own curiosity.-Harpsr's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
An Army of Meniais.

A great many people have been sur
prised, when attending the Vanderbilt
entertainments during the past year o,
more. to notice the marvellous number oil
servants in livery. After the English
fashion, this household army is usually
drawn up in line il the hall and the
guests rass into the drawing room with
q line of servants on either side. Tbs
question that naturally arises is, what iE
the world does the family do with this
army of menials when they have no so.
cal affair on hand and are not enter
tanning. AS simple matter of fact i,
may be explained that these servants ara
not regular Vanderbilt attaches. They
are only taken on when the occasion re-
uuires their services. In the language
Of the theatre, they are the 'extr;i
ballet" The liveries in VIII ch they ap:
pear are supplied them by the butler o.
the house rom an immense trunkful OF
such garments which have been imported
and are constantly kept on hand. The
buffers wardrobe contains fifty or seven
ty-fve such suits of livery, so that n!
matter what the pecul:srities Of size and
shape among these hap-ha1ard domestlcs
may be, it is comparatively easy thing
to fit them out. 7eacn Topics.
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RELIGIOUS READING,
Begin With God.


Begin the day with God!
He is thy sun and day:
He is the radience Of thy dawn,
To him address thy lay.
Sing thy first song to God!
Not to thy fellow-man:
Not to the creatures of his land,
But to the Glorious One.
Awake, cold lips, and sing!
Arise, dull knees and pray;
Lift up, 0 man, thy heart and eyes;
Brush slothfullness away.
Look up beyond these clouds!
Thither thy pathway lies;
Mount up, away, and linger not,
Thy goal is yonder skies.
Cast every weight aside!
Do battle with each sin;
Fight with the faithless world without,
The faithless heart within.
Take thy first meal with God!
He is thy heavenly food!
Feed with him, on him; he with thee
Will feas', in brotherhood.
Take thy first walk with God!
Let him go forth with thee;
By stream, or sea, or mountain path,
Seek still his company.
Thy first transaction be
With God hims If above;
So shall thy bu,in IS prosper well,
And all thy days be love.
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Hereditary OeGeneracy.

The evil of strong drink would be of com.
paratively small magnitude if only those adj
dicted to its use were involved in the deplor-
able consequences. The editor of the North
,cestern Lancet, in a suggestive article on
1.-THE Medical Aspect of 1nelriety," says:
"The close relationship of insanity, epilepsy:
and ineEriety is strongly shown by the re-
markable manner in which, through heredity,
one form of disease may pass into another,
as y here drunkenness in ore generation is
followed by epilepsy or insanity in the sue.
ceeding generations" 1t is this inevitable
nerve or brain deterioration on the part Of
those of previous generation who indulged
in alcoholic beverages, and became parents,
which undoubtedly would. if careful inves-
tigation should he made, account for the
presence therein of many at the present time
of those by whom our insane asylums and
hospitals are ovrr-crowded. The drink evil
involves not only those Immediately con-
nectad with the drinker here and now, but
leaves fearful legacy OF suffering and IN.
competency to future genei atoms. -Na;1oaa'
.AdrOSute.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
Two Victims to Drink.

A peculiarly sad suicide occurred in ST.
Louis the other morning, the victim beng
James German, the siXteen-year.old son OF
Mrs. Mary German, widow, whose family
consisted of the son and two grown daugh.
ters. The cause of death was dose of Paris
green, and the suicide is due to drink. For a
year past the boy had been addicted to
drinking. and when under the influence OF
LIQUOR developed a suicidal mania. When
sober he was model of industry and good
manners.
Annie McMasters, the sister of famous
lawyer in Montreal, and representative OF
one of the oldest and best families in TIL the
Dominion, has Just been sent to the Morina Ina
curaJle appetite for drink having dragged
her down to the gutter She has been in the
Bridewell, the House of the Good Shepherd
and the ST. Joseph's Asylum, but as soon as
She gets out her old habit returns with un.
diminished force. There were many traces OF
Ieauty in her swollen, disfgured face as she
stood before Judge KerSten. Her people IN
Montreal have again been communicated
with. but for obvious reasons their names
oro uyithbald
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Care of Umbrellas,

Umbrellas will last much longer if,
when they are wet, they are placed han
lie downward to dry. The moisture
!alls from the edges of the frame, and
Ihe fabric dries uniformly. If stood han
lie upward, as is commonly the case, the
top Of the umbrella holds the moisture,
owing to the lining under the ring; it
consequently takes a long time to dry.
md in lures the silk or other fabric with
which it is covered. This is the main
:ause of the umbrella wearing out SO
soon at the top. Umbrella cases are re-
lponsible for the wear of the silk. The
constant friction causes tiny holes tha,
appear so provokingly early. When not
in use the umbrella should be left loose,
ind when wet left loose to dry.-H0uss
pife,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
TEMPERANCE.
What / Have Seen.

l.
saw a mother give wine to her boy
The rain drops fall and fall:
The pride OF his parents, household Joy>
A mothers blessing, her all.
saw the cheek of the youth grow red
The rain falls over the lea,
The light OF his eye shown like jewels, they
It spoke of ruin to me.
Isaw the youth drink again and again
The rain falls heavily and fast,
saw the mothers brow furrowed with pam,
She was reaping her harvest at last.
sew the youth go staggering by
The rain drops beat and beat,
Dull was the light Of his beautiful eye,
| saw him foil in the street.
I heard the rabble cry shame! oh, shame!
The rain drops sob and sob,
beard the drunkard's once honored name
Shouted aloud by the mob.
saw the youth carried home to his door
The rain drops sob and sigh,
Saw the friends sbun hlm who sought him
before
Saw him sink lower and die.
I saw the stone that fore only his name
The rain drops chatter and rave,
I SAW the mother with sorrow and shame,
Bowed to the brink Of the grave.
Ella Wheeler.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
Old Clothes.

It is mystery to many people how
scourers of old clothes can make them
almost as good as new. Take for in
stance ashiny old coat, vest or pair OF
trousers of broadcloth, cashmere or dag
onal. The scourer makes strong, warm
soap suds and pluDges the garment into
it, souses it up and down, rubs the dirty
places, if necessary puts it through a
second suds, then rinses it through
several waters and hangs 1t out to dry
on the line When nearly dry he takes
it in, rolls it up for an hour or two and
then presses it. An old cotton cloth Is
laid on the outside of the coat and the
iron passed over that until all the wrink-
les are out, but the iron is removed be-
fore the steam ceases to rise from the
goods, else they will be shiny. Wrinkles
that are obstinate are removed by laying
a wet cloth over them and passing the
iron over that. If any shiny places are
seen, they are treated as the wrinkles
are; the iron is lifted while the full
cloud of stea n rises and brings the nap
up with it. Cloth should always have
suds made especially for it, as if washed
in that which has been used for white
cotton or wooden cloths, lint will be LEFT
in the water and cling to the cloth. Ir
this manner we have known the same
coat and pantaloons to be renewed time
and again, and have all the look and fee
of new garments. Good broadcloth ano
its fellow cloths will bear many wash
ings and look better every time because
of them.-Farn, Field and Stoc&man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
Wine or Water.

A lady once asked a min to take wine
with her. When he declined on the ground
that he was total abstainer, she said docs
not the Bible tell US. Every creature of God
is good, and nothing to be refused if 1t be re-
ceived with thanksgivingH You are refusing
a good creature OF God" The minister,
pointing to the wine she held in her hand.
Said pray, madam, who made that winei"
She answered: II suppose it was made by
man. And pray" said he, "who made
this water" "God," she replied. Then"
said the minister, have you not made mis-,
take in charging me with refusing good
creature of God when refuse that which
man made, and accept that which God
made!" Tho lady instantly saw that she was
in the wrong, and frankly acknowledged
her error.-Youth's Temperance Banner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
Wasted Resources.

According TO the census OF 1881 it takes
E3.503..5 OF capital invested to employ one
man in liquor manufacturing. 1t takes only
$l,rl. II Of capt to employ one man in all
Ctlier manufacturing. So that the money
invested in liquor manufacturing would keep
busy three times rs many men as it now
does if it were put into other lines of manu-
featuring Dr.. William Hargreaves i'll his
"Our Wasted Resources published by the
National Temperance Society of New York,
shows that if the $!H0,000,tEO now spent for
drink were spent for -four and grist-mill
products, where the farmers now raise AZ.
GOp, COO bushels of grain for the liquor busi-
ness they would under Prohibition be re-
or'r"d to raise 5:5,S45,t94 bushels of bread
Voice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
Barnum Broke Square OFF.

"I drank says P. I. Barnum, more or
less intoxicating liquors from 1887 till 1S47.
The last four OF these years was in Eng
land. and there the habit and my appetite
for liquor grew 50 strong, from month to
month that I discovered if continued it
would certinly work my ruin. With tre-
mendous effort and most determined reso-
luton broke the habit square off, and re.
solved never to practise it again. | have re.
ligiously kept that resolution for more than
forty years. Had not done so, should
have been in my gravea quarter of century
ago, for my health had already begun to be
affected by alcohol. was so delighted with
my own escape that Travelled thousands Of
miles at my own expense and gave hundreds
of free temperance lectures in every State
between Maine and Wisconsin, beside Mis-
souri, Kentucky, Louisiana and California.
l have gladly expended thousands of dollars
for temperance have built numerous houses
for moderate drinking workingmen on con.
dition that they would become teetotallers,
and they subsequently paiu for the houses
with the money and extra strength gained
therebyH
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milk on to boil; mix four tablespoonfulS
of corn. starch with little cold water
and add to the boiling milk. Let cook
until thick and smooth. Beat the whites
of four eggs stiff; add half a cup Of
sugar to the milk, then the whites OF
the eggs; stir all together over the frei
take of; flavor with vanilla; pour In .
pudding mold and set on the ice to
harden. Serve with cold vanilla sauce.
~ ,,rier. Lo,,ynnL
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Why One Man Stopped Drinking.

Charles Z. johnson writes 10 the New York
Witness: l am railroad man, and previous
10 six weeks ago was hard drInker. Let Inc
tell. for the benefit OF other young men, now
came to stop using it. Three companions
and myself MET by chance in Kansas City,
and had been having time," when one day
a young ra lroad man was badly injured by
the cars. Somebody offered HIN glass OF
whisky. He said: 'No. | promised mo-"
"Fromised who:n somebody asked. My
mother" he replied Take a little. it may
save your life" somebody said. No, not to
save my life-I promised" l thought then
what had promised my own mother when
LETT home, and then and there resolved be,
tore God never to touch drop again, and
God helping ME, never will: My COM
pauions made the same resolve. think those
lew words did more good in that crowd than
q thousand lectures.
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Cold PuddinCs. a..

N
tizing, besides being more healthRifhhan
warm puddings. They are moSR con-
venient, as they can be pre- pared the day
before wanted, and in cold weather will
keep week, thus greatly tightening the
housekeepcrs labor. So many new cold
puddings are now made by fancy cooks
that a variety may be hal. The recipes
here given can be selected from to suit
almost every occasion.
Farina Pudding-Boil a quart of
milk, thicken with fsrna; add one cup
of sugar; take from the fire and stir in
four eggs. Flavor with extract of nut
meg; bake; sift sugar over the top and
set in the stove to brown. Eat cold.
Snow Pudding ha'f AL ounce
of gelatine with little cold water and
let cook half an hour. Then pour over
a pint of boiling water; add two cups
of sugar and the juice Of three lemons:
stir until the suiar is dissolved; strain
and set on ice. When cold beat with an
egg beater until white as snow; frost the
whites of four eggs and stir; cool pud;,
ding mold, poar in the pudding aid
Sci away to harden.
Cold Bread rudding-Cut in thin
slices small loaf of stale bread wash
and pick one pint of currants; butter the
slices of bread. Put layer OF bread in
the bottom of pudding mold; sprinkle
with the currants; put in more bread
and curraats, until all is used. Beat
four eggs and half cup of sugar to-
cether, with one pint of milk and a
little gratel nutmeg; pour over the
bread: let stand half an hour; bake un-
til brown; set away TO cool, and serve
with cream sauce.
Cornstarch Pudding--Put quart of
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Uses for Suit.

We have found many uses for salt be-
sides the seasoning of our food, and it is
so inexpensive that It's within the reach
of everyone. 1t will kill weeds, when
sprinkled on the walks, remove slight
fruit stains, promote the growth of the
hair, dissolved in alcohol it removes
grease spots from cloth. and when put
in the wash water prevents black calicoes
from fading. =,
After a carpet is well swept, 60 over it
with O clean cloth and clear salt water
and the colors will be greatly frightened
or, If in q hurry, scatter the salt over the
carpet before sweeping and the result
will be the same.
No compound should he used in wash
ing delicate colored goods; handful of
salt in the water will set the colors OF
light canbrics and lawn.
Salt sprinkled plentifully on icy door
steps has better and cleaner elect than
ashes.
Willow furniture and straw mating
are cleansed by washing with salt and
water.
When eaten with nuts, it aids diges-
tion, is used as blood purifier, and will
instantly relieve heartburn if half tea
spoonful in little cold water be taken.
1t is also soothing to weak and tired eyes.
# applied Immediately, it removes
lnk-stains. Add pinch of salt to the
whites of eggs to make them froth
quickly, and when anything is burning
on the stove sprinkle salt over it to pre-
vent any disagreeable odor.
A nightly sgargie of ssslt and water
strengthens the throat Faand keeps of
bronchial attacks. Even for sting this
useful substance is called into use
make thick plaster of moisteaed salt,
bind on the place, and the zspom will
be extracted. iGe
To kill insects or worms at THO foot Of
houseplsnts, pour strong salt water over
the earth, being careful net to touch the
leaves of the plants. If thsHpe catches on
fire, never throw water down tbafAimney,
as it ruins the carpets; use coatse salt in
stead. When SCOT drops OF, Tie carpet,
cover the spot thickly with 7alt, thar
sweep up. Detroit Free Press.
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Faith spans the space between the real
world of sense and the more real world of
hidden life; so that man, standing On the
solid ground may close his eyes to sense,
and tall at the feet of the Unseen, and wor-
ship in the felt presence of the Invisible
Rer J. c. Gillian.
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with this penitent woman, and that He has
no sympathy with her hypocritical pursuers.
Just opposite to that Is the worlds habit.
Why didn't these unclean Pharisees bring
one of their own number to Christ for e&-
coriation and capital punishment? No, no;
they overlook that in man which they
damnate in woman. And SO the world has
had for offending women scourges aud
ohiurgaSton, and for just one offense she
becomes an outcas5. while for men whose
lives have been sodomic for twenty years,
the world swings opens its doors OF brllllant
welcome, and they may sit in legislatures and
senates and parliam 'nts or on thrones Unlike
the Christ Of my text, the world writes
mans misdemeancr in dust, but chisclS
woman's ofrense with great capitals upon in
effaceable marble. For foreign lords
and princes, whose names cannot even
he mentioned in respectable circles
abroad, because they are walk
ing lazarettos Of abomination, our
American princesses o. fortune wait and at
the first beck sail ont with them into the
blackness Of darkness forever. And IN what
are called higher circles cf society there is now
not only their imitation of foreign dress and
foreign manners, hut an imitation of FOREIGN
dissoluteness. l like an Englishman and l
like an American, but the sicSest creature on
earth is an American playing the English
man. Society needs to be reconstructed on
this subject. Treat them alike, masculine
crime and feminine crime. If you cut the
one in granite. cut them both in granite
If You write the one in dust, write tne
other in dust. No. no, says the world: let
woman 20 down and let man 20 up: "hat
is that hear FLASHING into the East River at s
midnight, and then there IS gurgle as OF
stranguation, and all is still. Never mlnd-
It is only woman too discouraged to 1--we:
Let the mills of the cruel world grind right
on.
But while speak of Christ OF the text,
His STOPPING down writing in the dust, 40
not think underrate the literature Of the
dust It is the most solemn and tremendous
of all literature 1t is the greatest OF all
libraries. Wien Layard exhumed Nineveh
he was only opening the door OF its
mighty dust. The excavations OF
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-11-15
LEFT THE BANK.

Ware, Mass, People at Fever Heat
Over she Disappearance of the Treas
urer of the National Bank.
WARE, Mass, Nov. 14.-This town has
been thrown into excitement by the disap-
pearance of William II. Cutler, treasurer of
the National bank. Cutler has been unwell
of late, ate no breakfast or dinner yesterday,
but In the afternoon went out to drive and
has not been seen since. He must have gone
directly to Palmer, as he left
his team at stable there tina,
afternoon, saying that he would return foI
It. This he did not do, and 1t Is surmised
that he went away on a train. The reason
for mis- departure is not yet appar.
emit. He left the bank door oper
and his keys on the counter when he went
away and few suspect him of wrong doing
No careful examination of his books has yet
been made, but the bank president says Cut
Ter was not given to speculation. He is about
thirty years old, unmarried, and having nc
special vices. He lived with his father, G.
K. Cutler, who is one of the Oldest mer-
chants in town. The general opinion Of hi.
friends is that he Is out of his mind.