davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
Gambetta'S Glass Eye.

At the age of nine Leon Gambetta, the
French statesman, was sent to the semi
nary at Montfaucon, near the village of
Labastide, where Joachim Murat, King
of Naples, was born. 1t has been related
that the child voluntarily put out n of
his own eyes with a penknife, when he
was at the ecclesiastical seminary, in Or
der to compel his parents to withdraw
him from the charge of the priests, says
Paul Armand, writing in a syndicate let
ter. The accident really happened in the
following n n Leon always spent
his holidays at home at Cahors. Next
door to his fathers shop a cutler named
Cattle had established himself, and the
child was constantly in the cutters work
shop. One day, as a workman was bor-
ing a hole in the handle of a knife with
a steel drill, put in motion by means of a
sort of bow, the steel rod broke, and n
of the pieces struck the child in the right
eve. Henceforth Leon Gambetta was
blind of an eye. We all remember his
protuberant eye at college, covered with
a whitish pellicle, which ga,o him the
appearance OF a Cyclops. His school,
fellows used to call him Cccles on &C.
count of it. His eye remained in this
way till 1867, when DR.. Weeker took out
the diseased eye and substituted a glass
one in its place.-PMayane. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
TURNING 1T ON HER.

He had finished his Introductory re-
marks, and was about to propose, when
he discovered that his proposal would be
treated with contempt.
$50 on, Mr.. Sprigger," she said, i'm
patiently tapping her foot on the carpet
as he paused in his remarks.
II was about to say, Miss Hilder," he
continued, "that I am aware that the
human heart, especially a woman's, is a
delicate thing, and I come tonight to
correct a wrong impression which you
have been under for some time, I think.
To be plain, Miss Hilder, because I do
not wish to cause you future suffering,
let me state that I have never cared
enough for you to ask you to link your
lot with mine, therefore do not think
that I can return the love you bear for
me. My attentions to you have been
prompted purely by a friendly feeling,
nothing more. But I trust this will not
mar our friendly relations" he said, TAX
ing his hat to 60, "for remember, you
will ever have in me a true friend. Be
assured I will always be a nephew to
YOU"
And she was so dumb with surprise
and anger that she didn't say good-by to
him when he bowed himself out.-Eos-
ton Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
Influenza and Children's Growth.

A systematic course of observation OF
the growth in weight of the children in
the Deaf Mute Institution at Copen-
hagen has been kept up for seven years.
Among the most striking results is the
fact that the principal increase takes
place in the fall months. Last fall (1SSS)
the influenza appeared in Copenhagen
toward the end of November. Six OF
the professors of the institution were
attacked, while no pronounced cases
were developed among the pupils. At
the same time, for four weeks after the
23d of November, the weight of the boys
increased only two-fiths as rapidly as it
had done in the corresponding weeks OF
the previous year, while the girls gained
nothing. It is supposed that the vital
force that usually went to increase OF
weight was for this occasion used up In
resisting the germs of the disease
Popular Science Monthly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
Sad Fate OF q Brave Drummer Boy.

Alexander Wycisk, the only drummer
who has worn the iron cross, killed him
self in Ratibor, Germany, a short time
since. He went to the Franco-Prussian
war with the T~wenty-third Infantry.
One afternoon he lay with his com
rades behind the wall of o courtyard
which the French were trying to take by
storm. . In the heat Of the struggle he
threw away his drum, snatched a rifle
from a dying conrade, punched a hole in
the wall with a bayonet, and began FIR
ing on the enemy. When The order to
advance from the courtyard on the
attacking force was given, Wycisk could
,ot find his drum. The Germans broke
over the wall, and were Immediately
within but few rods of the enemy.
Wycisk sprang. far ahead, seized, a
Frcuch drummer by the %waistband,
wrested from him his drum and sticks,
and began beating the ''double quick"
For this deed he received the order
given only for bravery on the field OF
Battle. Poverty and inability to find
work were the causes of his suicide
Nev York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
20 Summer in Death Valley.

J. a.. Clery, a mild-mannered, blond
moustached young man who has been on
United States, Signal Officer Connor's
staff in the Rialto building, has left the
city to become a desert-dwelling her.
NIT. Mr.. Clery goes to Cslifornia-to
Death valley-ead in Death valley he
will dwell six L.onths in solitude abso-
lutte.
Death valley is in the southwestern
portion of the California desert. A more
utterly desolate spot there is not On
earth. It is the bed of dried sand lake
forty miles long and twenty miles wide
and surrounded by steep hills. There is
absolutely nothing there except sand and
alkali and blistering heat; for Death
valley is said to be the hottest place in
the land. Shade there is none, the sky
never clouds, and the mercury seldom
or never goes below 100 degree. Even
the breezes come Like furnace blasts,
laden with scorching bits of sand. II
there is any water to be found in the
valley where once was a great lake far
below the ocean level, it is. strongly i'm
pregnated with alkali, and there is not a
living creature in the district save rattle
snakes and scorpions.
Sixty miles from the railway terminus
at Keller the signal service hermit will
Journey into this blistering desolation
and set up his tent. Here for six months
or more be will observe the phenomena
of the desert now unknown to man. BE
will study the sand blasts, keep record
of the temperature, ascertain the exact
level of the valley below the sea, watch
for rainfall-not a drop has fallen, they
say, in twelve years-and tabulate all
these things for the benefit of scientists.
In the same desert, but practically as
far removed from one another as if in
the Sahara, will be three other solitary
Investigators. The signal service has
long desired to collect facts concerning
this region unknown and unpeopled, but
has not wished to order any one to I'M
dergo the dismal tack of exploring it.
The present investigators are volunteers.
Mr.. Clery goes about his task as
checrfully as if he were going on a sum-
mel outing. He knows nothing of the
details of the arrangement except that
food will be brought him from Keller.
"And what will you do for watera"
asked a reporter as Mr.. Clery prepared
to set out for the depot.
"Indeed I haven't the slightest idea,"
was the reply. 81 suppose they will see
to that for me."-Kansas City Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Death is the unforgetable.

Death is the unforgetable.
We are to ourselves like a closed
book.
Music first; after that, take your
choice.
The beautiful hidden virtues are the
most lovely.
An hour for yourself, the rest of the
day for others.
You should not fear, nor yet should
you wish for your last day.
How delightful are the beauties of abb
negation-in the retrospect
A good man Is kinder to his enemy
than bad men are to their friends.
Some men are fated to see no further
than the top round of the treadmill.
The flowers, the grass and the leaves;
what would nature be without them2
No man ever offended his own con-
science but first or last it vas revenged
upon him for it.
he who receives a good turn, should
never forget it; he who does not, should
never remember 1t.
All the while thou livest i'll, thou hast
the trouble, distraction, Inconvenience
of life, but not the sweets and true use
of it.
d. =. Transact business with the men of tho
world like a person in a shower of rain,
staying no longer than is Indispensable
necessary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
EXPLAINING A PARLoR RACKET.

Singers who murder music are usually
considered more guilty than the music is.
The provoked Cincinnati Judge was not
blaming the music, however, when he
turned the metaphor the other day.
His daughter and a young gentleman
caller frequently indulge in tuneful
vocal practice over the piano, and when
they get together in the parlor the
Judge gets in as remote a part OF the
house as possible in order to avoid what
he terms the uproar. One evening last
week they had been even more devoted
than usual to their music, and on the
following morning the Judge inquired OF
his daughter:
"What on earth was all that racket
you and your caller were making in the
parlor last EVENING""
"Why, papa, Sam and I were trying
q new duet"
"Trying a new duet, were you2 Well,
from what 1 heard I should judge that
you found it guilty and inflicted the
heaviest penalty against it."-Cteusland
Plain Dealer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
To Cut Glass With Scissors.

One can cut glass with a scissors as
easily as though it were an autumn leaf.
The entire secret consists in ~plunging
the pane of glass into a tub of water,
submerging also the hands and the scis-
sors. The scissors will cut in straight
lines without a flaw. This result is
achieved in consequence of the absence
of vibration. If the least portion of the
scissors is left out of the water, the vi
bration will prevent the glass cutting
Po& Dispateh.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
Make-BelIeYe F0rtresscs.

Jerry-built fortresses have turned up
on the frontiers of Russia to the con-
sternation of the Government. A COM
mission of revision inspecting some fort
resses near the German frontier found
the outer walls about as substantial as q
piece of scenery. A fortress in Doubno
has been ordered to be demolished and
rebuilt. The chief constructor of this
one blew out his brains, and all his
responsible subordinates have been sent
to SiberiA-Raston transcript.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
Coral Animals famed.

CT know that coral animals q be
tanned, for I have had considerable ex-
p~erience with them," said George Ban
croft, of Tallahassee.
Mr.. Bancroft has spent several years
of his life among the coral reefs off the
coast of Florida and Key West, and has
made q study of the work of the little
coral animal. The traveller has a fine
collection of coral with him, and about
each piece has something interesting to
relate.
81 believe I am the first person, how
ever, who ever tanned the polyps," con-
tinued Mr.. Bancroft, as he took a fine
specimen from his pocket. "That piece
I found on a reef in Florida, and as I
was anxious to notice how fast the coral
grows I placed it IN the water where I
could visit it every week and note the
change. I had no idea the coral animal
would become used to my coming, but
one day after about the tenth visit I:
noticed the polyps darling into their
cells. After several more visits some of.
the little fellows became so bold as to
remain on the outside, and finally they
became so we'll acquainted with me they
would remain in sight. I have stood by.
the side of that four-inch-square speci-'
men for hours examining the thousands
of animals on it. :
"Scienti6c men claim that the coral
grows slowly, not more than an inch in
100 years, but I have proved that the
scientific people don't know what they
are talking about, for the piece contain
ing my coral pets in six morths grew at
least an inch. It is rather hard to de-
scribe how the animal works. The little
fellow is q mere sack containing a
stomach. 1t is a compound animal, and
increases by gemmation, young polyps
~springing from the original polyp,
sometimes indiherently from any part of
its surface. The upper surface is decked
out with tentacles and the body is
separated by a number of partitions that
extend from the stomach to the outer
skin. Between these walls of flesh the
carbonate Of lime is deposited and in
that way the coral grows"
Mr.. Bancroft has many specimens of
! coral with him. One kind he calls the
pepper coral. When touched with the
tongue it will cause tears to run from
the eyes Of the owner of the tongue. It is
worse than red pepper. The coral, the
traveller says, is not sought for as it was
years ago.
"Coral ornaments are not popular at
present" said Mr.. Bancroft" and until
there is a craze for them the trade will
not be extensive. % Chicago Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
IN ITS CONCENTRATED FORM.

"Doctor," said the tired looking
caller, 81 believe a trial of DR.. Koch's
lymph void do me good"
"Your lungs, sir" replied the physi-
clan, s'are perfectly sound. You need no
consumption cure"
"But I have a tired feeling all the
time"
GA kind of ~indisposition to take any
active exercised"
eyes"
"Or any other kind Of exercised"
eyes"
Cor to do anything like worka"
"Um-yes."
"What you need, sir, is the lymph OF
industry"
81 believe you are right, doctor, said
the caller, rising ~languidly. 'Il live
on honey for the next thirty days and see
how it goes."-m Chicago Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
Speed.Indicator,

A fertile brain at DEBORAH, Iowa, has
invented a speed indicator, which is to
be fastened to the drivers wrist in such
a way that the dial may be seen at all
times. 4 small cord connects the novel
device with the sulky-uheel. A driver
can tell by glancing at the machine how
fast he is goipg.-Qicaaa Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
A FUTURE

Smart Youngun-"Mother, can I dig
up the garden for you to plant your flow
ers2" -.
Mother-"What a thoughtful boyl
Yes, dear, and here's ten cents; I'm sure
no other woman in this neighborhoodhas
such a kind, thoughtful mothers boy as
mine"
And then that kind, thoughtful
mothers boy goes triumphantly forward
and says aloud, so that all may hear. who
listen:
"BuIlyl I didn't see at first how I
was to get them worms without her find
ing out that I was goin' fshin'. You bet
I'm a dandyI"-Drake's Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
HE WASN'T.

81 suppose" said she, glsncing at the
clock, ''that like other boys you fought
many battles at school, and that when
you were once in a fight you stayed in it
till you won."
"No," said he, candidly, 81 used to
get cat of fights as quickly as possible"
"Well, now," she observed, with
other glance at The clock, 81 should
think you would have been a stayer."
"No, I wasn't"
And to show that he wasn't a slayer
he took his hat and went.-Cape Cod
Item.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
THE POLICY PAID THE POET.

The following letter shows how a
young gentleman made money by pub
fishing a book of poems. The publisher
wrote Immediately after the book was
published:
"Dear Sir-Your whole edition has
gone off, leaving a balance of 800 in
your favor. Check inclosed. P. S.
There was a fire in the warehouse and
The contents were insured. "-Lonaon
Tit Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
A DILEMMA.

The Captain-"Colouel Waxem will
be %banqueted after his wedding tonight,
and I am to respond to the toast. None
but the brave deserve the fair What
the deuce shall I say2"
The Alphabetically know how to ad-
wise you. After you've seen the bride,
you'll have to turn your speech into an
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
AN UNAVOIDABLE DELAY.

Bingo-"I went into the antique fur
niture dealers to-day to get that seven
teenth century chsir you admired so
much, but he had just sold it."
Mrs. Bingo-"How unfortunate"
Bingo-"Yes. He said it would be
at least a week before he could turn out
another like it."-Munsey's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
HAVING REVENGE.

Horne Ito his friend at the concert,
who is %applauding enthusiastically
"For goodness sake, don't man; that
was abominabie! You'll bring that
cruel music butcher out agaln!"
O'Bowie with increased enthusiasm)
-"Good! Can't you see he's half faint
ing with exhaustion? I want some re-
7enge, my boy."-FEiegsnde Blaettsr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
T

Miss Mildmaid-"Do you know, Miss
Naughty, that I think your neighbor,
the debutante at last evenings reception,
is destined to shine in society's circles2"
Miss Haughty-"She ought to. Her
father was a bootblack long enough to
insure her inherlting remarkable shining
qualities. "-Mercury.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
COULDN'T AsToNIsH THEM.

81 once shot a man," began the VIC
tim of nerve food, as the train sped on
ward. Nobody started up suddenly.
No one said "What's that2" in a shocked
tone of voice.
He began again in a louder tone: 81
n c shot a man" Still the same op-
pressive lack of interest.
Then he got desperate. he shouted:
81 once killed ten men," No one even
looked round. That wilted him.
ssConductor," he said, hcarsely, as he
fled into the chair car, "who in heavens
name are those iends in the smokera'
"Those," said the official, "are chiefly
cowboys from the Texan border. st.
Joseph Neaos.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
RATHER DIFFICULTY.

Miss D!.-"Angelina, why don't you
marry Lieut.. x"
Miss Artist, because he has no
brains-and he can't ride, dance or play
tennis. What could we do with him7"
Miss D.-"But he swims beautifully"
Miss A.-"Oh yes-but one can't
keep ones husband IN an aquarium
you know."-LJe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
N NAN PLEASED.

"You shouldn't run down your new
house so. heard a man talking about
it to-day, and he simply raved about it.
Said it was magnificent"
."Who was he2
sBarrows."
"Oh, yes. He was my architect. -
New York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
JIMMY FOLLOWED SUIT.

Teacher-':Where do we obtain coal,
Freddy2"
Freddy - 'tFrom the coal beds,
ma'am."
Teacher--"Right! Now, Jimmy, where
do we obtain feathers?"
Jimmy-"From the feather beds,
ma'am - Wasp.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
q SHAME OF 1T.

Customer-"Why did you take your
boy away from school2"
Grocer-"They are running him.
Why, they were trying to teach him that
sixteen ounces make a pound!"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
NOT UNNATURAL.

"Oh, for the wings of a dovel" sang
Ethel.
81 prefer the second joint" said
Chollie, absently.-Mw York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
At 11:30 P. NJ.

"Do you believe that I am but a dream
in your mind, as some people say, Miss
Harris2"
"No; not at all. Dreams 60 by con-
traries, while you don't go at all. "-New
York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18

It will be seen that the inhabitants of
the Arctic circle are much of the same
size as some of the tribes in tropical
Africa.-Peayune. -,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
AN ADVERTISED METHOD OF SUICIDE.

Cumso-''It seems queer to advertise
methods of suicide"
Mrs. Cumso-"What in the world do
you mean2"
Cumso-"Here's an advertisement
which says: Try a pair of our shoes and
YOU will never wear another shoe.'"-
Harper's Bazar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
AN ALIBf.

Court-sIs there anything charged
against this MANI"
Prisoner-"There can't be, Judge. l
haven't been able to get anything
charged to me for fifteen years.
SomeroiM Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
BE KNEW WHICH WAY THEY RAN.

Pat-"Yez may say wot yez place,
g~intlemen; it's not onywhere yell be
foindin' drawer men nor tn Irish"
Banter-"Come of, Pat; it was only
the other night that I made five OF them
run"
Pat-"Was it long catchin' ye, they
were?"-LUs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
ALMOST A HINT.

Mr.. Goldbug-"What a beautiful
little hand you have, Miss Gitthar."
Miss Gitthar-"Yes; ma often says
that my engagement ring will hardly
cost anything at ALL"
Impressive silence for several minutes.
-ISras Siftihgs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
NOTHING TO DO WITH THR CASE.

NOTHING TO DO WITH THR CASE.
Maud-ssJack tells m that he has
never loved any one before"
; Ethel-"WeIl, excuse me for telling
YOU, but he and I were NICE engaged"
Maud-;sOh, I didn't ask him about
engagements. only asked him about
love."-Munssy's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
lev had a quarrel and she sent

They had a quarrel and she sent
His letters back next day,
His ring and all his presents went
To him without delay.
ssPray send my kisses back to me-"
He wrote, Gould you forget them%
She answered speedily that he
Must come himself and get them.
Outing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18

argument to prove either that Waxem
isn't brave or that he isn't getting his
deserts."-Kah Fields Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-18
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Return Love-Not Unnatural-Noth'
ing to Do With the Case
The Shame Of It
ETC., Etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-08
New York Stock Market.
New York Produce Market.

NEW YORK. oct
FlouR--Rsoelpts. 1900 pts'; exports Ioi'
o oaIs: 1859 1850 basn low extras so,a. ss oiy
mills a5ats S5i City mil. patenis: q a5at5 q. ;
winter w1sai low srnaes ss sss as sots
oleaf a. a5at4 10 81 raights, a 65asb.25; do. pa
tents. a 75as5 so, rye mixture. q s5asi s5, cup
ertiat. % 1854 "; fine ooaa3 65. ,.o,,.
sales. l7.00. dull. higher, closing itm !;
tor. l6sao7i .iioat !o6.a :ts, foo; NO. red 1o3a
1881; No. / nurti o. t. arrive, !osaal0sbi No J,
hare to arrive 1O9IaiO9l.
RYE- stronger, quiet, western. VA
BAKLKY- trmef; No. Milwaukee y.
NoRs- nsoplp 1925; ,..ort. 1889; sales.
25OOG; dull, stron.er for exports; NO. 2, cola
OH; elevator, olI, atoa', No. 2white. ga
oAfs- Ee,e.pt. 1880; sAports 1881, sA.es, 81
10 'wnite 5il; No. 2 33la34i; do white. 55Ia39i /;
No. /. IS, white. 36A, mixed ~est'n, 32la35i
do white a5l4o. white state. s5aao; No. chi
sUe.F-Rsw. ilrme, in demand; fair refining
q sentlifugal 70 test io-io refined; I, hr n
i No y ssi 70 No. 80 Ills: No. 10. S:s:
No. II. IA; No. u, 3 7-le; Oh as i5-l6a ~;
mould. 45s; standard. IL; confeS,
povd red. tSs. granulated. l2ai 5 8; cubes,ii.
NJ LAssEs-foreign, nominal, New Orleans.
quiet, firm
POEB- dull, steady.
BREF steAdy ,guiet.
BhEF HANS Gull
Lam steady, dull; ueGefp steam, 702l;
CITY. 75ad 80, rehLed dull; Continent, u 2oa7. 40
q $50
BurrEB-fair dema- d. firmer; state dsiry. lta
%; do creamery, 20a q; western oary, 13alS; do
cre amt ry, l6a26; do fa1tory, l3al5i,
Carssk Quiet; fapeo. firm; state, 7a9i; fancy.
Sept. %; do August, ssasi; west, IN 6ass, 81,
mai a