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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
How Australians Kill a Snake.

In Australia there are several kinds OF
poisonous snakes, and a resident in that
country told me that he once saw q
snake dart out from a pile of timber
which was being moved, writes CORE
spondent. As it passed it slightly grazed
the cheek of one of the men at work,
who hardly knew that he had been
touched, but soon afterward he felt a
sharp pain in his cheek, and in few
hours he was dead.
The black natives have a singularly
bold way of killing snakes, Of which an
English traveller was an eyewitness on
several occasions. One morning large
snake was seen gliding along near the
encampment, when one of the black
fellows ran after it, and jumping on its
head with his bare heel, he spun round
like ballet dancer until he ground the
head of the creature quite fiat, and it
lay motionless. he then battered it to
pieces with his club.
This method Of killing a snake must
require great boldness and address, but
it is perfectly effectual; for wounding q
snake in the body does not kill it im-
mediately, and it can still spring at you,
but if its head is crushed it is at once
disabled. .-Neao York Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
Using the Sun as an Alarm CLOCK.

The young man who lives in garret
related his peculiar methods of domestic
economy lately. He does not possess an
alarm clock, and consequently must de
wise some means of awakening at GER
tain time in the morning. To arouse
himself at six o'clock he opens his win
dow and lifts high the curtain before re-
tiring, and lol the light of dawn steals
gently upon his eye-lids and prizes them
open to sensibility with the assistance
rendered by the ruder shock conveyed to
bis ear by the noise of passing vehicles.
To awake two hours later the window is
closed; ten o'clock awakening is OBJ
tanned by pulling down the curtain, but
when his fatigue necessitates thorough
rest he shuts out all light and sound as
nearly as possible, surrounding himself
with pillows and blankets, among which
he rests serenely in the arms of Nor
pheus until "high noon" drives him from
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
Stopping Bug Plague by Electricity.

The wholesale destruction o. insects
through the medium of large floods OF
light from an electric arc has long been
the hobby of various people who have
observed the number of moths and other
insects which at certain times Of the
year pay the penalty of their inability to
withstand the fascination of the brilliant
speck of fire produced by the incandes-
cent carbons of the electric lamp. On
the authority of very reputable Euro.
pean journal such an application has been
recently made on an extensive scale and
with much benfciel results. A cut in
Ubber Land und Nicer gives a desolate
picture of a once beautiful park near
Munich, Bavaria, the vegetation of
of which has been completely destroyed
by the ravages Of moth called the nun,
on account of the peculiar black and
white shadings of its wings. The trees
are all denuded of leaves, and stand
gaunt and cheerless, o silent reproach to
the inability of the inhabitants to cope
with the scourgc. 1t is said that all
known devices were brought into requisi-.
ton in the attempt to route the enemy;
fires were lighted, sheets of cotton cloth
stepped in adhesive glue were stretched
from tree to tree; legions of children
were enlisted as a caterpillar-picking
army, but these and all other efforts were
as but drop in the bucket against the
sweeping onslaught of the insects. At
last the electric light was thought Of.
On the top Of rough frame work a
powerful search-light was fixed, and
underneath this was IN exhaust fan
operated by motor leading to kind of
grinding mill. 1t is stated that the in
sects attracted by the intense light were
drawn down in myriads to the rollers OF
the grinding mill. Chicago Ne ws.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
The Money in Patents.

eff you want to loose or make for
tune in day." said Mr.. H. c. Lodge, q
well-known Colorado patent lawyer, now
in the city, "just 60 into the business of
the inventor. 1t is better than lottery,
for you stand chance of winning once
in while. The man who invented the
hooks now in use on the tops of shoes
was Missouri shoemaker. lie got $3.50
for this patent, but the man who bought
it made SIS, 900 out of it. The inventor
and patentee of that toy for children,
the re5ounding bal, now almost forgotten
by the tickle youngsters, cleared s125, 600
out of his patent, while the "chestnut
bell" profited the firm that patented the
idea $3.50, ,00O. "Pigs in clover would
have brought the inventor, a central
New York farmer, as much more, but q
number of firms manufacturing chill
dren's toys ran the risk for infringement
of patents during that craze, and the in
ventor only received SIS, 900 and lot
of lawsuits. l haven't said anything
about the men who have lost fortunes IN
the business, but their name is legion. -
Kansas City Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
German
Syrup

Here is something from MI. Frank
A. Hale, proprietor of the De Witt
House, Lewiston, and the Tontine
Hotel, Brunswick, Me. Hotel men
meet the world as it comes and goes,
and are not slow in sizing people
and things up for what they are
worth. He says that he has lost a
father and several brothers and sis
ters from Pulmonary Consumption,
and is himself frequently troubled
with colds, and he
Hereditary often coughs enough
to make him sick at
Consumptionhis stomach. When
ever he has taken a
cold of this kind he uses Boschee's
German Syrup, and it cures him
every time. Here is a man who
knows the full danger of lung trou-
bles, and would therefore be most
particular as to the medicine he used.
What is his opinion? Listen! Il
use nothing but Boschee's German
Syrup, and have advised, I presume,
more than a hundred different per-
sons to take it. They agree with
me that it is the best cough syrup
in the market" O
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Wisdom is magnifed common sense.

Wisdom is magnifed common sense.
One self-approving hour whole years
outweigh.
The great man is he who does not lose
bis child's heart.
Weakness, on both sides is, as we
know, the motto of all quarrels.
Every base occupation makes one sharp
in its practice and dull in every other.
A sound discretion is not so much in
dicated by never making mistake as by
never repeating it.
To save money man should associate
with men whose incomes are only one
half as large as his own.
When it is said of a man that he is
dyspeptic people begin to wonder if his
wife writes novels or votes.
Whenever a woman asks one favor she
expects to receive two, and is disap-
pointed if she dosen't get them.
Every man has his chain and his clog,
only it is looser aud higher to one man
than other; and he is more at ease than
he who drags.
There is no use of money equal to that
of benefcence; here the enjoyment
grows on reflection, and our money is
most truly ours when it ceases to be in
our possession.
All censure of others is oblique praise
Of self. 1t is uttered in order to show
how much the speaker can bear. 1t has
all the insidiouness of self-praise and all
the reproach of falsehood.
A slender acquaintance with the world
must convince every man that actions,
not words, are the true criterion of the
attachment of friends; and that the most
liberal professions of good will are very
for from being the surest marks of it.
If you suppress the exorbitant love OF
pleasure and money, idle curiosity, in
iquitous pursuits and yanton mirth,
what stiffness would there be in the
greatest citiesl The necessaries of life
do not occasion, at most, third part of
the hurry.
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"a. The material of the costume

lightness. The material of the costume
exhibited is thick brown tweed. There
are FIVE parts, all made in the tweed
viz, bodice, skirt, knickerbockers,
CATERS and outdoor jacket.
The skirt is made without founda-
ton, and is FIVE inches shorter than the
usual walking dress. There are two large
box pleats at the sides and two at the
back, these latter being double bands Of
wide elastic to keep them in position.
The back breadths are lined on the inner
side with macintosh, three inches deep.
From this the mud can easily be sponged
in case of any stray splashes. Beneath
the skirt are the warm tweed knicker-
bockers and CATERS of the same that
reach to the knee. The bodice is made
of cloth, much thinner in texture than the
tweed, also darker in color. The sleeves
and collar are also in cloth. Here an
admirable feature of the new costume
may be remarked. At the waist, where
warmth is fully supplied by under
garments, corset, etc., the cloth is suffi-
cient. But over the shoulders and round
and under the arms, in the region where
the lungs reside, there is added a
decoratively useful little supplementary
Jacket of the Zouave form in the thick
tweed.
This completes the indoor form of
dress, which can, of course, be worn
without the CATERS. Many busy women
have not the time to change their whole
costume every time they 60 out, and the
new dress is justified of its indoor phase
on this ground. For outdoor wear the
warm double breasted coat in tweed,
semi-6tting, and with sleeves Of the
same, which easily slip on over the cloth
ones. A brown felt Toreador hat is
suggested as suitable form of head
gear for wearing with the new costume
for muddy eather.-London Neaos.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
Names Largest Moose.

C.B. Parker, D. D. s., is an enthusi-
astic hunters as we'll as frequent and ef-
fective fisherman. While in Maine he
shot, the other day, moose, of which
the recorded dimensions are larger than
any other one ever brought down. He
tracked him for six days with the per-
sistence of detective and the tireless
patience of an explorer.
The largest moose killed before this
one was the prey of the very guide DR..
Parker had on his recent expedition.
That was presented to the National Mu-
scum at Washington, but DR.. Parker,
who knows good thing when he sees it,
and for whom the best is just good
enough, will keep this one himself. His
quarry weighed 100 pounds. The ant
lers weighed 102 pounds, or seventeen
more than those of the moose which was
champion previously. The antlers spread
out two inches further than those. of the
predecessor of the large and lamented de-
ceased, and measured four feet eight
inches in width. The successful Nimrod
has received many congratulations upon
the result with which his enthusiasm and
sagacity have been crowned.-Aooklyn
(K ~ Eagle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
What Lupus Is.

lupus vulgaris, of which We are now
hearing 30 much, is an extremely chronic
disease of the skin, attacking persons
between the ages of two and fifteen. 1t
is characterized by the appearance OF
reddish-brown nodules of granulatlon
tissue upon the skin, usually OF the face.
The mucous membranes are rarely affect
ed. The nodules start in the corlum,
but penetrate the connective tissue be-
meath and the papillary layer above:
The disease spreads by the formation OF
fresh nodules at the periphery of the
original lesion. New centres form and
the old ones may gradually disappear. II
the tissue breaks down an open sore IS
found, covered with yellowish and
brownish crusts. Unlike ordinary tuber-
Gle, the lupus nodules are rather vascu-
lar. Tubercle bacilli are found IN the
tissue, but they are very infrequent, and
often many examinations are required to
detect them. incubation Of lupus
nodules will it is asserted, cause tuber-
culosis in rabbits and guinea pigs; but
inoculation of the skin with tubercle will
not produce lupus. For this and other
reasons So distinguished an authority as
Kaposi denies that Iupus is cutaneous
tuberculosis, although that view is held
positively by Koch and his pupils.
Lupus, chrome as it is in its tendencies,
often disappears for time under treat
ment, only to reappear later. Dermatolo-
gists generally give favorable prognosis,
provided treatment is persisted in.-
Medical Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
A SUCCESSFUL WOMAN FARMER.

Mary B. Clay, of Whitehall, KY, is
one of the most successful farmers in
that portion of the State. In a recent
article, contributed to the Won4n's Jour-
nal, on farming for women, Miss Clay
says:
"The advantages OF farming as q bust
ness for women may be summed up un-
der the following heads: Women who
have no training or learning in other
ways so as to take profession can, with
ordinary application and judgment, make
a comfortable living on farm. 1t is
available for women with large or small
means. For women thrown upon their
own resources, with children to raise, it
is an economical and safe business invest
ment. If the means to be invested are
small judicious choice of land as to To-
cation or access to market, the quality of
the soil for the purpose wanted, etc.,
should be considered, with view to
small fruits, such as strawberries, black
berries, raspberries, dwarf fruits and
grapes, and the most salable vegetables,
one or two COWS, chickens and ducks.
Milk and cream bring more to sell than
to make into butter. Eggs are moro prof
liable to sell than to raise chickens.
Money invested in two or three acres,
can, with industry and care, be made to
produce more than any notes or bonds
with interest will bring, and the family
can live on the fat of the land with very
little money outlay.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
A FAIR AMERICANS DRESS.

At the Grand Opera one evening last
week q rich American wore handsome
dress made by Worth. It was mauve
Lyons silk, with satin pastilles, and had
small panniers of pointed Alencon; the
corsage was trimmed with the same beau
tiful lace around the bust and falling to
the waist, which was pointed; the lace
was caught up on each shoulder by a
large jeweled agrafe; two rows of very
large pearls started from the right
shoulder and crossed to the left hip and
then passed around the pointed waist;
comb and aigrette of pearls and diamonds
and small wreath of mauve flowers with
diamond centres. In short, the effect
was dazzling. Her fair hair was waved
or ondule by the latest invented instru-
ment of the fashionable coiffeur, Marcel.
The sortie de soir was cream satin cov-
cred with gold braidlng, bordered with
white feathers and lined with mauve
satin.-Lontloaa Queen.
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WOMEN PHYSICIANS.

It is interesting to know that there are
about twenty-five hundred women in the
United States who hold diplomas from
medical colleges, either American or
foreign. The first woman doctor is said
to be Elizabeth Blackwell, who guaran-
teed in 1S48. Tbs first one in Sweden
is Karoline Widerstrom, who has since
been engaged by the Thule Life Insur-
ance Company to examine women who
wish to insure their lives. The physi-
clan of the Milwaukee County Hospital
is DR.. Anna Mcconnell. Boston, prob
ably, has more women doctors, in pro-
portion to its population, than any other
city.
In walking through the streets one is
struck by the signs which read "Dr.
Mary so-and-so," or "Dr. Jane. .so-and-
go" in place of the usual "Dr. John
Brown" or cdr. Henry Adams" as the
case might be.-Mv York Ledger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
A LIFE-SAvING SKIRT.

'While my wife and were On our last
trip to Europe" said gentleman to a
Detroit Neus man the other day, 1--WE
met middle-aged lady who was going
over for her health, and my wife and she
became great friends. One day, while
sitting in the ladies' private cabin, the
lady said: Let me show you my life
preserver,' and, removing her outer skirt,
my wife beheld a skirt that was curios-
ity if nothing more. Running up and
down the skirt at distance of two or
three inches were soft, flexible rubber
bands about two inches wide. They
were sewed ca at the side of each band,
and ran all the way around the skirt, and
at the top they we're all joined to broad
rubber band six inches wide. At the
top of this band was a rubber tube about
two feet long, and which ran up the
waist in front and was left resting on the
top of the corset.
"Said the lady, you behold one of
my own inventions for saving my life.
In case of any accident all I have to do
is to take the end of the rubber tube in
my mouth and in two minutes I can
ill all of the rubber bands, which are
hollow and air-tight, with air. Then,
tying the tube in hard knot, am ready
for the waves. This skirt, when Istrikc
the water, will spread out in the shape
of pond lily leaf, and will rest on it
in any upright position, as easy as
though reclining upon coach, and I
can float around till picked up
Gas our voyage was pleasant one VIC
did not have an opportunity to see how
it would work, but l have no doubt it
would work we'll"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
A Congressman's Duel Story.

In connection with Senator-elcct Irby' 8
duel in his younger days Congressman
John NJ. Allen, of Mississippi, tells of an
amusing affair of honor in which he acted
as second.
There was bad feeling between two
young lawyers in Mississippi, and it was
decided that only blood could wipe out
the enmity which existed. A challenge
was sent and duly acknowledged. The
hour was appointed, and the two men
met in secluded spot. One of them
was great sufferer from Saint Vitus's
dance, the other was cool and collected.
AS they faced each other the afflicted
man began to tremble from head to foot,
W. lie his pistol described an arc with
varying up and down strokes. His op-
ponent stood firm as rock waiting for
the signal to fire. Before it came, how
ever, he laid his pistol on the ground,
walked into the woods and cuta limb off
q tree with fork in the end of it. This
he brought back and stuck it in the
ground in front of his antagonist. Then,
turning to the second, he said: ~ must
request you to ask your principal to rest
his pistol in that fork"
"What for9" asked his opponents
second.
"Well," replied the other, ~ have
no objection to running the risk of one
shot, but l certainly do decline having
one bullet make honeycomb of me. If
that man was to shoot while his hand is
shaking the way it is now, he would fill
me full of holes at his first shot"
This was too much for the seconds, and
by mutual agreement truce was patched
up, and no shots were exchanged
Washington Post.
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Prevention

u better than cure and people who are subject to
rheumatim can prevent attacks by keeping tho
blood pure and free from tho acid which causes 1hs
disease This suggests the use OF Hoods sarsapa'
rilla, unquestionably the best blood purine1' ano
which has been used with greet success for this very
purpose by many people.
Hoods sarsaparila has also cured innumerablc
cases of rheumatism Of tho severest sort by its pow
erfu effect In neutralzing scidty Of the blood, and
IN enabling the kidneys and liver to properly re-
move the waste Of the system Try It
NIB Be sure to get
Hoods SarsaDariIta
Sold by all druggists ST. ax for IS. Prepared only
by c. /. HOOD CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar
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MUDDY WEATHER COSTUME.

A new costume for muddy weather has
now been invented by Mrs. Charles Han
cock, of London, and having been ex-
lhibited to gathering of ladies has won
their commendation. In accordance
with the principles of the Rational Dress
Society, it is simple in form, hygienic in
character and combines warmth with
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28
Color Of Eyes in Hypn0tism.

People who have hazel eyes do not
hypnotize easily. The lighter the eye
the more easily the work is done.
People with dark eyes are more nervous
than those with light eyes, and it is diff
cult for the former to concentrate Il
sight and thoughts Chicago Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28

By local applications. as they cannot reach @ I,
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is only
one way TO cure deafness, and that Is by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused oy
an inflamed condition Of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. When this tuoe eets
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless the intam'
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing VIII De
DESTROYED forever; nine cases out or ten are
caused by catarrb, which is nothing but an in
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness caused by catarrhl that we
cannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh cure.
Sead for circulars, free.
Sold by druggists, IS cents.
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All are entitled to ths best that their money
will buy, so every family should have, at once
a bottle of the best family remedy, Syrup of
Figs, to cleanse the system when costive Or
bilious. Fer sale In 5Oc. and 81 bottles BY all
leading druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-28

The production of coarse wool is now
mainly confined in the United States to
Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, and
does not exceed $4,000, 900 pounds per
annum.
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leading druggists.

Guaranteed five year eight per cent. Flrss
MORTGAGES on Kansas City property, interest
paya6ie every six months: principal and inter.
estcollected when due and remttted without
expense to lender. For sale by }. II. Bauerlein
4, 10 Kansas City. Mo. Mrite for PARTICULAR )
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You've tried DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription have
you and you're disappointed.
The results are not iasmsdS-
ate.
And did you expect the dis
ease of years to disappear m
a week2 Put a pinch of time
in every dose. You would
not call the milk poor because
the cream doesn't rise in an
hour? If there's no water M
it the cream is sure to rise
If there's a possible cure, Dr..
Pierce's Favorite Prescriptions
is sure to effect it, if given .
fair trial.
You get your one dollar i.
costs back again if it don't
benefit or cure you.
We wish we could give yoc;
THE makers confidence. They.
show it by giving the money.
back again, in all cases not
benefited, and it'd surprise You.
to know how few dollars ara
needed to keep up the refund.