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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-22
WINTER SPORTS.
ICE BOATS THAT SAIL FIFTY
MILES AN HOUR
How Ice Boats are Made-Snow Sail
crs to Garry the Mails in the
Far West-Kites as Motive
Power for Skaters.

The ice yacht, says David Wechsler in
the Brooklyn Citizen, is device which
has become almost national institution,
and one that other countries do not seem
to understand, unless they are shown one
in the act of sailing. The design of an
ice boat, known as the 1885 model, was
deemed the very height of perfection,
and when its speed was found to reach
fifty miles an hour, under extraordinarily
favorable circumstances, it seemed as if
the utmost possible excellence had been
reached at single stride. This was not
so, however, such high speed could only
be obtained iu very strong winds, and as
the amount of resistance required a cor
responding amount of heaviness in struc-
ture, which tended to make these record
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-22

he cannot, that is certain. She is under
parental or guardian eye, and chat with
man stranger or callow youth is out
of order.
However, under her modest mien and
bashful eye their turks encouragement.
Her sleeve waves and the swaying of a
sleeve is a sign of willingness. 1t is
enough. Romeo, in lieu of rose, tosses
her his smokers chatelaine, with ivory
netsuke, says writer in the Century on
people in Japan. If she filings it back or
drops it his hopes are blighted. If it
finds safe hiding in her girdle then there
will be meeting and perhaps love and
marriage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-22
A japanese Juliet.

On a platform or upper veranda of
the Hall of Silvery Waves, or Fragrant
Pavilion of Vistas, stands Miss swaying
Bamboo, who has not yet come to the
writing of her name with the figure 21.
Mr.. Foot of the Mountains second son
beholds the vision of girlish loneliness.
He loves his pipe-case, but the vision
more. He would behold again. Now
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-22
ENGLISH AS SHE Is WROTE.

The teacher, a lesson ho taught:
The preacher, a sermon he praught;
The stealer, he stole,
The heeler, he hole,
And the screecber, he awfully scraught
The long -winded speaker, he spoke;
The poor Office seeker, he soke;
The runner. he ran,
The dunner, he dan.
And the shrieker, he horribly shroke.
The flyer, to Canada flew;
The buyer, on credit he Dew;
The doer, ne did,
The suer, he sid,
And the liar 10 fsherman), lew.
The writer, this nonsense he wrote;
The fighter IAN cditorl, fote;
The swimmer, be swa m,
The SKINNER, he skam,
And the bitter was hungry and bote.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-22

The newly tested textile plant known
as kanaff, brought from the shores Of the
Caspian, has been further experimental
with, and is found to be soft, elastic,
tough and silky, and can be bleachedl
chemically without losing these prop:
critics, its resistance being also far greater
than that of hemp, while its specific
weight is much less.
JOEL DAELUm, inc nuVnur anu pa
triot, who died in 1872 while on hit
way to meet Napoleon in France to
get the latter's signature for a treaty
of commerce with this country, is
buried in Poland. The Historical So
ciety of Connecticut, his native State,
has decided to memorialize Congress
to remove his remains to Putnam,
Conn.,, and give them resting place
in the State park that is being laid
mt
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-22
George Francis Train.

Mr.. George Francis Train, or, as he
calls himself, Citizen Train, has long
been called the greatest crank in Amer
lea. Indeed he so calls himself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-22
THE BABY.

Oh, mother, dear mo ther, no wonder cryl
More wonder by far that your baby don't diel
No matter what ails. no matter who S here,
No matter how hungry the poor little DEAR"
No matter il full or if all out OF breath.
She trots Inc, and tro;s me, and trots me to
deathl
I love my dear nurse, but dread her great
knee;
I like al! her talk but, woo unto mol
She can't bo contented with talking 80 pretty,
And washing AMI dressing, and doing her duty
All that's very WE'LL can bear soap and water,
But mother. she is an unmerciful trotter!
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"He will be out ID lew days, they

"He will be out ID few days, they
say" o
I'd like to see that old man, for I've
heard my father ssy he fought under
him." Ivan said, speaking in harmony
with his rough soldier character.
The sentry said it was at the other
end of the building, and as he knew
Ivan had come with Count Llnwold,
he very naturally supposed him to be
attached to that important persons
service, and without hesitation directed
him how to so. .
Ivan started off, and when he reached
the place he hesitated, for there were
q number of doors in sight, looking as
much alike as If they had been cast II
the same mold.
He was wondering what he should
do, when door opened, and a woman
came out, bearing tray that con-
tained the remnants of supper.
He asked her where General Pulas-
ki's room was, and, with look OF won-
der at the crippled soldier, the woman
pointed to the door through which she
had just come.
Ivan tapped on the door, and the
well-known voice of Lola, from with
in, babe him enter.
He obeycd, and closed the door be-
hind him.
He found himself in cozy parlor,
of which Lola was the sole occupant.
Advancing to him, she said, in her
kindly way:
"Friend, do you wish to see me?"
II do," he replied; II come from
Ivan Berger"
"What of him?" she asked, eagerly.
"He is here"
"Here" she repeated, with a1ook Of
mingled horror and surprise.
"Here!" echoed Ivan; and he re-
Yealed himself to her astonished gaze.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-22

1t is said that during 1889 there were
not seventy consecutive hours in the
neiehborhood of Boston without rain.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-09

complete and accurate mathematical
description of the original, which can
be transcribed and forwarded WHEREBY
err wanted. The different classitica-
tions in the features and measure
ments are so fine that it is almost i'm
possible to make mistake on u de-
scription.
The metrical system of measure
ment has been adopted by the bureau,
not merely as affording opportunities
for more exact computation, but also
for the purposes of simplicity in re-
cording or telcgraphing. Thus, in
writing l metre, centimetres and 4
millimetres, it would be recorded l.
81, to which fractions, if there were
any, could be added, thus rendering
the lengthy (and even then inaccuratc)
kilograms of the present day complete
ly out of the field and filling in its
place national or International code
which shall combine brevity and full
ness and implicitly and accuracy.
This system is being adopted by
many of the principle cities of the
country and has given entire satisfac-
ton wherever used. In Chicago it
has been firmly established, and the
Joliet state prison also uses it. Phila-
dclphia, Columbus and Minneapolis
also use it, and it is only question of
time when Boston shall fall into line
aud adopt it with its sister cities of
America.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-09

and pretty soon fat coon crawlcl out
of the top hole, sneezcd and chung to
limb. 1t was followed by four others.
and Cable said he shot the whole five
and logged them home.
Delos Griffin lives on Laurel Run.
three miles from here. Crows dug up
his corn last spring until he got very
angry. lie couldn't get the best of
the black thieves, and finally he soaked
a pint of corn in quart of cheap
whiskey for forty-eight hours. Then
he sprinkIed the corn in the field, and
five crows gobbled it up and hung
around for more until they got so
drunk they couldn't fly away. They
tipped up their tails, cawed hoarsely
and tunbled ABOUT, and Griffin got
some cord, he said, and tied them to
the fence by their legs till they sober
ed up. Then they hu.tered hard for
freedom, and Griffin wrung theif
necks.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-09
The Gentle Jane Austen.

During her lifetime so modest and
unassuming was this gentle woman
that few of her readers knew even her
name, and none of them, to speak
broadly, knew more than that. She
had the greatest dislike for playing
the role of literary lion, and once, when
her fame was fully established, wrote
that she was Enlightened" because a
strange lady wished TO be introduced
to her.
eff | ain q wild beast cannot help
It'll" she declared. at is not my
fault"
Although her works have always
been the delight of the cultured few
the authors retiring personality had
its effect in shutting itself away from
the knowledge of men, and it was full
sixty years after her death that the
first memoir of her was published.
More than twenty years ago gen.
tleman visiting Winchester Cathedral
asked yerger to show him Jane Aus
tens tomb. The man readily guided
him to the slab of black marble, and
the visitor stood for some time study
ing the inscription with. keen interest.
As he turned away his guide said, in an
spologetic tone:
"Pray, sir, can you tell me whether
there was anything particular about
that lady? So many people want to
know where she was buried"
Yet the fame of her genius is every
year increasing, and her readers may
be numbered by the hundred, instead
of by the score, as was formerly the
case. She chose to be ssfirst woman.
then artist" and time has accorded
her an enviable renown in both char
acters.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-09
Not a New Idea.

The idea of the magnetic telegraph
is said to be certainly 800 years old
observes the New York Times. Blu
the photograph was believed TO be +;
comparatively new notion. Ma,
SomerviIle, indeed, predicted that be
fore the end of the present century W.
should probably possess means OF re-
cording and reproducing speech; bui
the like conception turns out to be TAI
older than that.
In the middle of the seventeenth
century, NJ. de Bergerac, a well-knowr
French writer of his day and fore.
runner of Jules Verne, published a
fabulous account of visit TO the
moon, which contains an account OF
two mechanical books left in a city of
the moon by visitor from the sun.
In opening one of these books the mar
rator states that he found somewhat
of metal almost like TO our clocks, full
of know not what little springs and
imperceptible engines.
at was book, indeed, but a strange
and wonderful book. that had neither
leaves nor letters. In fine, it was a
book made wholly for the ears and not
for the eyes, so that when anybody has
mind to read it he winds up that
machine with great many little
springs; then he turns the chapter
which he desires to hear, and straight
as from the mouth of man, or mu-
steal instrument, proceed all the dis
tinct and different sounds which the
lunar grandees make use of for ex-
pressing their thoughts instead of Ian
guage. no longer wondered that the
young men Of that country were more
knowing at 16 or IS years old than the
gray boards of our climate, for know
ing how TO read as soon as speak, they
are never without lectures"
A suggestion of the electric light is
also contained in the same work,
where one of the characters appears
with two bowls of fire $50 sparkling
that all wondered he burnt not his
fingers" The philosopher Of the sun
who composed one of these speaking
books is thus described:
Gle proves in it (the book) that all
things are true, and shows the way of
uniting physically the truths of every
contradiction; as, for example, that
white is black and black white; that
one may be and may not be at the
same time, proving all these unheard
Of paradoxes without any captious or
argument"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-09
The Booming South.

Eight cotton factories, sixteen banks
and various other enterprises have
been started in South Carolina within
year. Corporations chartered be-
tween October, 1888. and October.
1889, number eighty-two, with an
aggregate capital of over S41, 900, 900.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-09
MarriageabIe Princes.

Rumors from Vienna of the be-
throthal of imperial and royal princes
have been so frequent of late that the
study of the Almanach de Gotha has
become almost daily occupation in
chancelleries and editorial offices.
Having devoted myself to this agree
able pastime, find that there has
rarely been time when princesses of
royal blood have had so good an OPP
portunity as at the present of being
elevated to throne. No fewer than
fourteen princes, either reigning them
selves or direct heirs to the throne, or
the eldest SONS of such heirs, are in a
position to choose a consort, and the
number is increased if the eldest three
princes of royal houses not occupying
a throne, and the hereditary princes of
small German grand duchics or duchies
are counted, as they ought to be.
The following is the list, arranged
according to the religious creeds of the
royal or ducal houses, with the ages of
the manageable princes:
PRINCESS or THE ORTHODOX FAITH.
1.-The Czareyiteh Nicholas OF Russia. 81.
2.-The Crown Prince Danilo Of Montenegro
Is.
s.-The divorced ex-King Milan Of Servia,
35.
PRINCES or ROMAN CATHOLIC HOUSES.
4.--The Archduke Franz Ferdinand CHeir
Presumptive- Austria), 20.
5.-The Crown Prince Victor Emanuel OF
Italy, 20.
6.-Prnce Baldwin QIeir Presumptive-Be
giuln). 90.
Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria, %.
5.-fhe Crown Prince Ferdinand Of Roa-
mania. -.
O.-Prince Ruprecht (IIeir Presumpuye--
Bayarla), 20.
l0.-Prinee Frederic Augustus Heir Pre-
sumptiye-Saxony). ~.
l1.-Prince Pedro Heir Apparent-BraziD,
"a.
ls.-Prince Victor Napoleon, 81.
l3.-Prince Louis Philippe, Due d'Orlcans,
20.
PRINCES OF PROTESTANT HOUSES.
14.-Prince Albert Victor of Wales, -.
lj.-Prince William OF Nassau (Heir Appar-
ent-Luxembourg), 81.
16.-Prince Christian Heir Presumptiye-
Denmrk), 10.
1.-THE Hereditary Grand Duke Ernest
Louis of IIesse, 81.
1S.-The Hereditary Prince Leopold Fred
erick Of Anhalt, SO.
The number of manageable prin-
cesses of the orthodox faith is very
At present there is not one
in Russia, and of the daughters of the
Prince of Montenegro, the elder are,
Princess Helen, aged 16, and Princess
Anna, aged Is. There is, consequent
", at present not much choice for the
Czarevitch if he is 20 msrry princess
Of his own creed.
The Roman Catholic princes men
ioned above can choose between three
princesses of the royal and one of the
iucal house of Bavaria, aged 81, 10, IL
md "a respectively; one widowed
princess and three princesses of the
'oyal house of Belgium, aged 20, 10,
a. II; five princesses Of the house of
Bourbon between IL and 90; four
of Austria, of whom
hree are 10 and one 20; one princess
# Saxony, aged 26, and one princess
# Wurtemburg, aged Is. Altogether,
here are one widowed and nineteen
princesses.
The number of Protestant princesses
'etween the age of 16 and 2S is not
arge. There are two princesses of
Wales, 81 and 90; two princesses of
20 and II; one princess of
Jesse, II; three of Holstein, %, 10
nd II; one of Mecklenburg, one of
axe-Weimar, one of Anhalt, and two
r three more of still smaller houses
ondon Standard.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-09

Main oface and Factory: 81 sixth Ave. New
lork. New England ONCE 81 Bromdeld
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-18

II is now ascertained that . ma
iority of the republicans in Congress
have been converted to Mr.. Blaine's
doctrine Of reciprocity. How gent
" now the lion lies down with the
lamb. Last year, there was q howl
heard from the republicans from
one end of the country to the other
against free trade and foreign mark
cts. Now our republican friends
find they cannot proceed in the
great international struggle for sn-
premacy in the fields of trade by
limiting trade to our own country.
They are therefore seeking foreign
markets and to succeed in this,
they must effet reciprocity.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-18

The Baltimore american. says:
eff the employees of business house
were to absent themselves from
their post of duty, and bring bus
mess to q standstill while they
attend to their own private concerns,
people would look upon the en-
ployer who suffered in silence and
patience such subornation of bis
own interests, aud waited his en-
ployes' pleasure to resume his busi-
ness, as insane or hope less fool.
Yet this is the course pursued with
out hesitation or explanation by
the servants of the people sent to
Washington to transact the public
business"
This is rather hard on several
gentlemen who have recently been
giving more attention to looking
after q reelection than to the public
business. But then can the average
Congressman be expected to
practice the self-denial which would
require the sacrifice of private in
-terests to the public good.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-18
Nominations COZ Congress

The excellent choice made by the
democrats of the first district Of
Maryland in the nomination Of Mr..
Henry Page for Congress was fol-
lowed yesterday by the selection of
the party candidates in four other
districts. Mr.. Stump, in the second,
Mr. Rusk, in the third, Mr. Rayner,
in the fourth, and Mr.. Compton,
in the fifth, have all a more favor
able outlook, owing to the popular
dissatisfaction n this State at the
action of the majority in Congress
concerning the tariff and the force
bill and the autocratic conduct of
Speaker Reed. The democratic
nomination in opposition to Mr..
McComas in the sixth district will
probably be made at Hagerstown to-
day. Mr.. McComas, as the Sun
has frequently pointed out, has
made. in many respects, a useful
and creditable Representative, but
his attitude on the tariff and the
force ALPHABETICALLY his uncalled-
for championship Of the latter meas
ure, so obnoxious to the great mass
Of his constituency and to the peo-
pie of Maryland generally-would
seem to offer an exceptional oppor-
tunity for defeating him If the demo-
Gratis viii nominate o candidate of
the requisite calibre and consent to
bury the factional differences which
have helped their opponents so ma
terially in the past.-Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-18

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY NEW YORK. ny
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-18
B "a, UUU aud Purses , / 4yUOU

Includes the following classes-S500
g ach. 800. 2:45, $40, 2:37, 2:33. $50. 2:27,
2.24, Trotting; and 2:25 and 2:s0 Pac-
ing: besides other races TO be named. -
Entries in this department close Sep
TENDER 10Th, IL p. m. Pools sold by
HERDICK Is co.
The other attractions will consist OF a
Grand Tournament and Magnificent Ball;
Fox Hunt; Sparring Exhibition Daily,
between Jake Kilrain and the celebrated
Jack Ashton.
The Largest Cattle Exhibits ever
shown in Maryland. Fancy Articles and
other Household Products innumerable.
The new b. s. K. S. Il. R. viii be COM
pleted before the Fair and together with
the Pennsylvania r. r., viii issue Tick
cts at Excursion Rates, and send special
trains in all directions after the races.
For Particulars see Hand Bills. Ad-
mission SOC. Children under ~, % cents,
Membership Tickets, admitting to all
parts of the ground, FOUR DAYS, $3.50.
Ladies' Memberships. Grounds and
Grand Stand" $2.25. As no RETURN
CHECKS are given at the gate, the Mem
bership Tickets are the only Tickets that
passes in and out at pleasure. Gates
open at SO a. m.
f. G. GOLDSBOROUGH, Presdt
WILFRED BATEMAN, Sec'y. 50
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-18
PUBLIC SALE
ar VALUABLE
BUILDING LOTS.

DY VIRTUE of authority contained
ID In certain deed Of trust from the
Annapolis Gas Light Company dated
first day Of August. 1890, and duly re-
corded among the land records of this
county, in Liber S. H.. No. 81, folio $50,
the undersigned, as Trustee. will sell at
public auction at the COURT HOUSE
Door. in this City, on
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-18
THr MarYland Law school has d.

The Maryland Law school has de-
termined that it will not admit any
more colored men to that institu-
ton one year ago, two colored
students graduated at that institu-
ton. Their presence there. how
ever, created considerable friction.
After their graduation, two others
applied for admission, and we're re-
ceived, but 50 great has been the
dissatisfaction among the white stu
dents, that the faculty has conclud-
Cd not to admit any COlorsd stu
dents. and have notified the two
who we're there last year not to re-
turn.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-18
By Paying S Per Cent. Down
AND 2 PER CENT. A MONTH
YOU CAN OWN REAL ESTATE

that viii add its original cost of purchase to
its value every year for 10 years to come. be.
sides an elegant income from the investment
located in either of the following cities -
Little Rock, Ark; Stuttgart, Ark; Memphis,
Tenn Mason, Ca; Birmingham, Ala; Roam
oke. Va; Pittsburg. Kan; Tacoma, WASH;
Seattle, Wash. or Houston, Tex.
We agree to purchase for you, take title in
your name or the name of a trustee. see when
good prices can be realized, return to you the
principal, PER CKST. INTEREST one oNE-HALV
all profits
Investments made of LARGE OR SMALL
AMOUNTS.
Money draws but s or per cent. in savings
banks. The BANK CANNOT BIZ SAFER THAN
YHE RKAL ESTATE.
Send for full particulars to
EQUITABLE LOAN & TRUST CO.,
rs Montgomery St..
s12 Sm JKRsKY CITY, N. J.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-18
TUESDAY, 23nd SEPT. 90
AT 1850 O'CLOCK A. m.

IL AWs1O VNAONA -. @M.s
All of that LOT OF GROUND lying
beyond, and on the East of the A., w
s. b. Railroad Company's depot and prop
erty, known as the Gas Company's Lot,
and which was formerly part of the
brick yard lot.
4 plat of the premises, dividing the
property in several convenient sized lots
will be exhibited at the place of sale, and
also at the law office of John Ireland,
and the property will be first sold in lots
according to the plat. The Trustee re-
serves the right to then offer the proper
ty as a whole If it can be sold for larger
sum than the aggregate of the several
separate bids.
The terms of sale viii be made known
on the day of sale.
THOMAS o. WALTON.
8 Cts Trustee.
THOMAS BASIL, Auctioneer.
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CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
Hats Of Finest Quality.

Our Goods are all new and fresh, no
old stock.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-09-18
FURNISHING GOODS.

Also q full line of Gents, furnishing,
Underwear, Hosiery, Esckwsnr in all the
as sst S,yss e - se ~ 70 uToef
Orders by mail given my personal at
tention.
Having personal charge of this depart
ment, / Invite my Annapolis friends and
others when ih the city to call and inspect
our large stock, feeling assured that / can
offer them greater inducement than any
other House. J. Il. YEWELL.
In connection with this establishment is
the GLOBE STEAM La UNDRY. R0BT.
BELLS, 102 Main Street, Agent for Anna
polls, where all information viii be given. 41S