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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-27
The Empress Dowager OF China.

The Empress Dowager, who, notwith-
standing the boy Emperor has ascended
the throne, still remains Empress Regent,
Chinese history, writes Frank 9. Carpcn-
ter. Shehas ruled China for twenty-five
years, and she became impress Regent
in connection with the Eastern Empress
in 1861, when the Emperor Hien feng
died, leaving two wives. The Eastern
Empress died six years ago, and there
was at this time great excitement in
Peking because it was thought that the
Western Empress, or this noted Lay,
who was the real ruler of China, was
sick. The most noted doctors Of China
we're called to court. Their medicines
availed nothing, and they visited DR..
Dudgeon, IN eminent Scottish practi-
toner of Peking, and asked him for
some medicine and advice. DR.. Dudgeon
replied that if the Empress wanted his
services she could call him in, but that
he did not intend to risk advice and
medicine at second hand. The result
was that the ] astern Empress died and
the present Empress Lowager ruled.
DuIluS Il.c olShhCSo VI viz pASSo
she could for long time take only milk,
and it took sixty wet nurses to keep her
alive. The present Empress Eegent is
now over fifty, and she Is said to be well
formed and dignifed. She combs her
hair, am told, in the butter fly fashion
common to the Manchus, having horns
six inches long at the back Of her head,
and she fastens it with gold hairpin.
She is rather independent in thought
and does as she pleases, regardless of
Chinese etiquette. She is said to prac-
tice ar hery inside the wall of the pal
ace, and she isrcported as having taken
lessons in boxing from on old eunuch.
Minister Denby tells me that she studies
and understands all sub ects committed
to her, and that she is very industrious.
lie thinks she will go down to history as
one of the great rulers of the world, and
says that through her China has attained
ITS present high position among the ma
fions
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Imitation Paprr StraWs.

A man in Washington has factory
which turns out from ,OG0, QUO to ?, 600,
0OU paper imitStion 'straws" day.
That tells, without going much further
into particulars, VII ch way the wind
blows.
Just now the daily output is about
1.25N, 900 Of these straws. But as the
weather grows warmer the orders in
crease until the full 200, 900 day arc
called for and absorbed by the market.
What on ingcnius person this man was
to notice the thirst of the race and its
tendency to assuage this thirst through
stIaws. and then TO devise processes and
machines that beat nature at her work,
producing 'straws" from paper cheaper
and better than nature can make from
straw. He uses 1874 machines, all duly
patented, and it is not only making
paper straws, but making a fortune.
a demand for 2,G00, 900 fresh straws
each day shows that we belong to very
thirsty race.
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An Economical Dish.

Calls head with q small quantity OF
calf's liver can, at moderate cost, De
made into quite an elegant supper dish,
closely initiating the terrapin. In most
markets the head comes skinned, and
can be purchased for about twenty-five
cents, but it pays one best to purchase
those with the skins on, even at cost
of three times the above. Select one
that is white and nicely cleaned, throw
it into cod water as soon as it arrives
from the market. and, after soaking for
a half hour, wash it we'll. Take out the
brains-the head should be sawed for
this purpose-and, after removing the
bloody fibre, cover them with boiling
water and simmer gently ten minutes
drain and put aside until wanted. After
YOU wash the head thoroughly, cut the
skin and flesh OF in neat pieces aud take
out the tongue. Crack the bones and
put them in soup kettle; cover with
two Quarts of cold water and simmer
gently for two hours. The tongue may
be cooked with the bones, skinned and
put aside to serve cold for another meal.
At the end Of the two hours strain this
stock, return it to the soup kettle. Cut
into pieces half pound of calf's liver,
cover it with boiling water, let stand
ten minutes, drain, put it with the meat
and skim in the kettle and simmer until
quite tender, about one and half hours.
Put o quarter pound of butter in sauce
pan, add to it two evon tablespoonful
of flour, mix until smooth. and add q
half pint of the liquor in which the meat
was cooked and a half pint Of milk: still
continually until it boils, then add about
one-half the cooked meat. Stand this
over boiling water while you mash fine
the yolks OF the three hard boiled eggs,
add these to the mixture and q apa'ata6le
seasoning of salt and cayenne. A table
spoonful of lemon Juice may be added.
The remaining half of the meat may be
made in'o croquettes for another meal:
The brains should lie dipped in egg ano
bread crumbs and fried in smoking hot
fat, and, if served with tomato sauce,
will make an attractive dish for next
DAYS luncheon. - Courier Journal.
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A Mandarin's Official Gate.

The yancn Qitcrally "oftic!al gate
of a Chinese official is his combined
private and official residence, though in
general use the word "yamen" is cquiva-
lent to ':ofiice' or "bureau." ltconslsts
always of large number of buildings
surrounded by a strong wall, with wide
gateway and pointed doors. In the
centre are the officials private living
rooms and the apartments of his wife.
Then comes his secretaries offices, his
wa:ting-rooms and his large official court
or recepiion-room. Around the yard
into which yon enter are the buildings
where his servants and runners" live,
the latter being the harpy-like depend
ents, who shout when distinguished
visitors enter, form his train when he
goes out, do all his dirty word, squeeze,
his petitioners and sell his secrets-a bad
lot. If he is q magistrate his yamen
contains also prison, and his runners"
stand by to deal with culprits condemned
to "eat bamboo" An official yamen Is
also q house of refuge for anybody fee
ing from popular vengeance. Half an
hours shaking through the narrow streets
OF the native city of Ticntsin brought me
to bridge over the river, across which
two dense crowds was passing both ways
coolies, bcggars, mandarins in chairs,
on ponies and on donkeys and all kinds
of common citizens. By the time we
had io>tlcd halfway across the famous
yamen was in full view-a mass OF roois
inclosed in high wall of grey brick,
with a big gateway pro. ectinS at one
side, over whi,'h score OF l.ags ana
banners were waving, while in front
crowd of petitioners and beggars raised
a ccaseless hubbub. My bearers broke
into trot as soon as they came in sight
of the gate, and entering it swung
rapidly around a blank wall built
directly in frcnt of it. and deposited me
in the courtyard behind. This wall is
set up in every yamen with the geo.
mantle beet OF stopping evil il. uences,
which can only proceed In straight
line. Two enormous and gaudy figures
of officials or emperors or deities-l
don't know which-were pasted to the
doors, and opposite these, so placed as
to catch the eye of the viceroy every time
he goes forth, is a similar aiming
monster, the tan or beast avarice-a
warning against the bcsetting sin OF
Chinese officialdom. While was notic-
ing these, aud the runners lettering about
were commenting in chorus upon my
personal appearance in manner evi-
IDENTIFY very entertaining to themselves,
nv card. man had rushed forward and
two petty officials came to conduct me
to the waiting room.- Washingto" Star.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
A Tempting Recipe.

Some of our young readers may find
pleasure in testing the following tempt
ing recipe for ''cocoanut chips"
Beat the whites of couple of eggs to a
still froth with two ounces Of powdered
sugar and few drops of the milk of the
nut or of orange-havorcd water; cut the
kernel OF the coconut into long strips
and dip them carefully in the white Of
egg till thickly coated, then set on q sheet
of clean white paper in the oven to bake
till crisp, but not colored. Cocoanut ice
is made pretty much the same way, only
the cocoanut is minced fine and the
mi ture, half colored pink, the other
half left white, is run into q lightly
oiled mold, and baked. The mold must
be oiled with sweet almond OIL
Detroit Free Pres.
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To Make Fried Mush.

Into stewpan put half a pint OF
yellow cornmeal, two tablespoonfuls Of
flour and one tablespoonful Of salt. Pour
on this one quart of boiling water, beat
vigorously to prevent Jumping. Place
the stewpan on the fire where the con-
tents will cook slowly for three hours.
At the end of that time, rinse bread
pan in cold water, and pour the mush
into it, packing it smoothly. Set away
in cool place. Next morning turn out
the mush on board and cut it in slices
about half all inch thick. oil slices in
flour and fry in flt until brown. Drain
on a sheet of brown paper, and serve
very hot. For fried mush balls use cold
mush left from former breakfast. The
breakfast mush is made the same as for
frying, save that the flour is omitted. 1t
is, therefore, softer than when prepared
for frying. Roll this cold mush into
balls about the size OF a small egg. Dip
these balls into beaten egg, and then
roll in fine dry bread crumbs. Place in
O frying. basket and fry in fat until they
are brown. Tim slices of hroiled bacon
are nice with these mush balls
Journal of Hath.
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Career of Osman Digna.

Osman Digna, the rebel leader who
during the last four years has kept the
English troops at bay around Suakln,
causing an immense expenditure ct
British blood and treasure, is a renegade Q
Frenchmen, native of Rouen. The
authenticity OF this strange story is
vouchcd for by the famous African trav-
eler DR.. Schweinfurth, by DR.. Felkin,
and by several other equally renowned
authorities on questions relating to the
soudan. Osman Digna was born on the
banks of the Seine in 1886, ind was
christened at the cathedral at Rouen,
under the name of George. When
about eleven years old, his father, O cer-
tain .'oseph Nisbet, failed in business
and bctook himself with his wife and
child to Egypt, where he died q short
time afterward. His widow. who found
herself almost penniless, contracted
few months later marriage with we'll
known NIahomctan merchant, Of Alex
andria. Osman Digna by name. Having
no children of his own, he became ex-
cecdingly fond of young George Nisbet,
insisted on his Lee coming converted to the
Mahometan faith, and entered him under
the name of sman Digna, junior, at the
military school at CAIRO, where the lad
rec eivcd Q careful tr9iping at the hands
of the distinguished French, German
and British officers attached to the COL
lege as professors. In 1850 the whole
family took up their residence at Suak:n,
where cd Osman Diena soon became
known as the leading merchant and
principal slave dealer of the whole
Red Sea coast. Cn his death, five years
aftcrward, his step on, George Ms
bet, inherited his fortune and his
business, and under the namo Of Osman
Dlgna soon acquired even greater wealth,
power and influence. When the insur-
rection broke out at Cairo in 1889 he
waimly espoused the cause o! Arabi
Pacha, the rebel leader, who was an old
classmatc and friend of his. IT was on
this occasion that he was elected chiel ny
the Shciks of the Eastern Soudan. SO
great was his power that both the Madhi
and his successor were forced to treat the
"French Arab with extreme considcra-
tion and to defer to his wishes.
rsman Digna is Of herculean stature,
with eyes of piercing blackness, shaggy
eyebrows and an immense beard. He has
lost his left arm in battle, and contents
himself with as few us three wives, who,
however, are daughters of the chiefs OF
the most important and powerful Arab
tribes of the Soudan. 1t is to his train
ing at the military school at Cairo that
muot be attributed the remarkable skill
displayed by Osman Digna in the con-
struction of fortiticat.ons and intrench-
ments around Suakin fully equal to
those of the British Royal engineers: AS
the Soudanese have never anywhere
else shown any knowledge OF throwing
up earthworks, their skill around Suakin
gave rise TO the suspicion TINT Osman
ligna was but the nom dc guerre OF a
European possessed of very extended
knowledge OF military tactics. The sus-
picion has now become ccrtitude, as
shown above.-McD York Tribune.
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Annie Short Cake.

This apple short cake has been de-
clared good: Make the cake of biscuit
dough with a tablespoonful of sugar
added to it; or take one-half cup. of lard,
one-half cup of huttcr, and p t them into
q quart of -four. Wet it with one egg
beaten into cup Of sweet milk or water.
Beat together, add little sugar, ana
roll out rs soft as possible. Divide the
dough into four pieces, roll out thin and
bake in jeliy-cake tins. When done
spread each cake with good butter, and
on this place thick layer Of stewed and
sweetened apples. The tartest apples are
best. Pile the lawyers one above the
other and scatter sugar over the upper
crust. Place in q hot oven for seven or
eight minutes, and serve hot, with cream
beaten to stiff froth.
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Household Hints.

Use charcoal to broil with.
If the cover is removed from soap
dishes the soap will not get soft.
Salt fish of any kind is quickest and
best frcshed by soaking in sour milk.
Scatter sassafras bark among dried
fruit to keep it from becoming wormy.
When flat;rons become rusty, black
them with stove.pollsh, and rub well
with dry brush.
Cldthespins boiled few minutes and
quickly dried once or twice month be-
come more durable.
To prevent the smell of paint put 3
handful of hay in bucket OF water and
let it stand in the room over night.
Silverware can be kept bright fol-
months by being placed in an air-tight
case with a good-sized piece of camphor.
A little saltpetre or carbonate of soda
mixed with the water in which flowers
ore placed will keep them fresh for two
weeks.
A good rule for the use of the differ.
ent Kinds of -four IS to use pastry flour
wherever baking -four is used and bread
-four with yeast.
Never throw away cold potatoes as
there are so many delicious ways in
which they may be warmed over and
made into new dishes.
Nice table clothes and napkins should
not be allowed to become much soiled,
so that they will require vigorous rub
bing with soap or in hot water.
If butter is kept covered tight when
put in the ice chest it will not absorb the
odor of any food lying near. There is
nothing so sensitive as butter.
To remove egg stains from silver
SPOONS, take q little common salt between
the thumb and finger and rub the stain
briskly. Then wash in hot suds.
If you dip your broom into clean hot
suds once week, then shake it till it is
almost dry, and then hang it up, OF OF
stand it with the handle down, it will
last twice as long as it would witho It
this operation.
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mo;n IN water 200 or 800 fathoms deep.

| main, in water 200 or 800 fathoms deep.
A line 1900 feet long. alone, would be
difficult to handle, but this is not all.
To it is fastened weight of eight or
ten pounds, with four or five feet OF
iron chain with q heavy hook. The line
ruus over q block, and in this way the
sharks arc hauled in. The fish, once at
the surface, is killed by severing the
backbone with long knife. The liver
is then cut out and the body sent adrift.
On our southern coast shark fishing IS
followed to some extent. The skin IS
used in various fine work. as box covers,
handles for swords; while the oil mas
market for various purposes. The
backbone is made into cane by the In
scrtion of O steel rod, and the jaw OF the
man eater has q ready sale as curiosity;
In China young sharks are CONSIDERED
q great delicacy, and large numbers are
imported to this country and may 9e
bought in Chinatown, while the trade
in shark fins alone in the Malay country
is one of the most valuable Industries.
In some of the South Pacific ISLANDS
sharks teeth are employed as weapons;
Swords, daggers and spears are armeo
with them, and terrible weapons pro-
duccd. A pair of arm protectors, or long
gloves, seen by the writer, was covered
with teeth. They were worn by pow.
erful native, who was in the habit OF
rushing at the enemy and seizing victim
with the teeth, tearing and laceratlng
him before killing him.
Curiously enough, sharks are not con-
fined to salt water. They are found IN
an inland lake in Central America and
in fresh water in other localities. In
these instances, however, they are small.
Sharks are extremely common on the
Pacific coast, but cases of human beings
being taken by them arc rare. l saw
twelve or fifteen-foot man eater at Cata-
lima Island this past summer, and smaller
ones may often be seen swimming up
and down the beach. They perform
no small duty, that of devouring all
refuse and dead animal matter, and are
among the most important Of the scav-
engers of the ocean.-San Francisco
Chronicle,
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From Grave to Gay.

A cluster of ten graves attracts the
eve of every one who visits the grave
yard ut Grim.
These graves and the legend above
them awaken an irresistible sense of
humor. AT the heads of the five larger
grave, stand rla:n marble slabs, each
Beng simply tioriated and bearing the
name and age of "My wife" The five
little graves have small slabs of the same
design, each bearing the name OF o
child.
One husband has buried here his five
wives, and one father his five children.
By the side Of each mother sleeps her
chlld. and one HIS and and father buried
them al.
He said the reason he had the same
kind of tombstone placed over them was
his strict sense of impartiality. He had
loved each alike, and no one wife more
than the other. No later Rachel had
supplanted Leah; aud he did not wish
to show any partiality In the natter OF
their graves.
The slabs are so arranged that the first
is that over the first wife, then cones
the hcadstone Of the little child grave
then the second wife and the second lit.
tie child. So that reading them in proper
order you get the following legend and
moral:
ssMy wife Mary, aged 2j."
Little Simeon"
my wife Jane, aged 81"
Little Georgia
1My wife Anna, aged e."
Little Birdie"
"My wife Maria, aged 2S"
Little Ruth"
"My wife Betsy, aged So"
Little Hope"
He has buried the ''little hope" he
had, but he was still a marrying man,
and after being "consoled' he began in
quring among the neighbors 'if they
knew of desirable woman who wanted
to marrv."- Atluntu (Ga.) JournJ.
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A Ercnf Misfortune,

The heavy rains last fall totally ruined
crops in some localities, and its effect is now
being seen in diseases among farm animals.
Almost every day cases of roup,swelled head
and distemper very disastrous among IL
try are reported A part Of this is also due
to improper feeding Many persons think
as soon as cold weather comes on. they must
begin to feed heating food to their hens, like
torn meal, sc. The result Of this course is,
if they no not break down from the diseases
prevalent, they soon get very fat, look fine
and people wonder why they do not lay.
You clnnot make a hen lay when every
thing you givs her is being transformed into
fat, and laying the foundation OF disease
same as with an over fed child or person.
Alfred Il. johnson, Hampton, N. H., says:
Last fall had 70 fine looking hens, which
begun TO droop and die; chan sed their fool
and began using Sheridan's Powder; in three
weeks they were nearly well, and had i'll
creased the eggs sixteen day. have Just
bought six cans of it, as preventive oil dis
cas-, rha coming winter. u can't be beut, Tor
that large can saved me $40 last year.,
Mrs. E. B. Carlin, Conkln Centre, ~. T.,
says: "I have used Sheridan's Powder to
make hens lay for three years. ! know II
also keeps them healthy for rarely lose one
now. My neighbors are getting interested
in Shsridan's i owdcr; but tt ey do not use
hal: enough; ene or two sma packs is not q
fair test shall send soon for six cans. as l
get it cheaper. Luring an eight weeks tr.al,
using Sneridan's Fowler, got from forty
hens, l7O7 eggs" ~.
/. s. johnson & Co., GO Custom House St.,
Boston, Mass. 1.-The only MAKE rs OF SheridanS
Condi lon Powder to make hens lay VII!
send. postpaid to any person, two 25 cent
packs of pow der, and new Poultry Raising
Guide. for 60 cents. The book lono costs II
tont,. For 81 five packs Of powder aud q
bcox; for sl.a0 large 2Il pound can and
lo,k; six cans for SIS. express prepaid. Send
stamps or cash. Interesting testimonials
sent free.
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"My wife Betsy, aged So"
Little Hope"
Ill Omens That Brought Luck.

I'm not as superstitious as l was, ,
says subscriber. Gone night ! was
the thirteenth man at supper, and saw
the moon over my left shoulder on the
way home. The following morning !
put my shirt on wrong side out and
spilled the salt at breakfast. On my way
down town I walked under a ladder
and saw horseshoe which didn't pick
up. When l got to the office l found
there had been two hundred. thousand.
dollar failure in the trade and hadn't
lost o cent by it."-St0s and Leather Re
porter.
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luferestcd People.

Advertising patent medicine In the pccu-
liar way in which the proprietor of Kcmp's
Balsuln, for Coughs and Colds,does 1t is indeed
wonderful. He authorizes all druggists to give
those who call for il n sample bottle F1ce, That
they may try ii before purchasing. The Large
Bottles arc 50y and 81. We certainly would ad'
wise q trial. It. may save you from coIsuinp-
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Use after each IN al SCUrr's EMULSION with
Hypoph, sphites. II is as palatublc as milk,
and easily dig stcd. The rapidity with which
delicate people improve with its use Is won
dcrful. Use II und Try your weight. rs Il
remedy for Consumption. Throat affections
aid Bronchitis, 4 is uncnualel. Please read:
~ used SCOTS Emulsion in n child eight
mouths old with go i re ults. Hegaine four
hounds a very short tine."-THo. PRIM, NJ.
n hlnbnfnn
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Uganda, in the eastern part of Central
Africa, has an area Of $4,000 square
miles and q population of 5000, 600.
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The Cape Code cranberry crop, EN-.
bracing the product OF lymouth and
Barnstable Counties for 1858 was 80, l3l
barrels.
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The total tobacco consumption of
Europe is about two and quarter
pounds BY each inhabitanf.
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Radical Cure for EpileptIc Fits,

~ The Edifor-Plcase inform your readers
that have positive remedy for the above
named disease which Warrant TO cure the
wo orst cascs. so strong is my faith In It's vir.
tues that will send flc salnpic bottle and
valuable uentise TO any sufferer wh3 VIII give
u q ROOr VI. c. lt3 Pturl ST.. New York.