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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08
CONDUCTING War ON Snow Shoes.

A novel idea Of military operations in
the great lake region in winter is out
lined by Captain Thomas Sharp, United
States Army. After citing the CONNER
cial importance of the waterway between
the lakes and the seas and the incalcul-
able benefits of a canal system that will
let nm ocean steamer loaded at Chicago
discharge its freight at Liverpool, he
proceeds to the serious question of who
shall control the great gateway to this
country, the St. Lawrence River.
The vital thing in Captain Sharp's
little pamphlet is the explanation OF the
ease which Canada could get possession
of and control this source and its traffic
in the event or war with this country.
The whole secret of the advantage as set
forth,is the faculty with which the Can.
adian forces could operate in winter by
reason of their being habituated to the
use of snow shoes. Were hostilities de-
clared when the snow lay deep on tho
ground the Canadians could move into
formidable offensiveness with such
promptness as to be strongly intrenched
in strategic positions before the Ameri-
can forces could be advanced to the bor-
ders.
Comparatively few Americans along
the northern border are accustomed to
snow shoes, aud in the military service
such thing as snow shoe practice is un-
known. Captain Sharp proposes that
this practice be adopted as a means to
our protection on the north against a
possible foe that has learned to mass its
forces at given point despite the depth
of the intervening snow.
The idea is not to be scoffed at. It
suggests a mode of warfare that we may
be called upon to encounter, and the
great thing in a Nations defense is
eternal preparedness in every direction
from which assault is to be feared.
Moreover, the manufacture of snow
shoes for army use would establish new
industry that might employ a goodly
number of workmer.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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Cured OF q Broken Back.

Drs. James and Thomas Mccain, OF
Pittsburg, are about ready to- report to
the medical fraternity the case Of John
Mulligan, who was cured oi broken
back. In October, 1883, Mulligan re-
ceived a fracture of the vertebre,. and,
as usual with such cases, wss .paralyzed
from the loins down.
Eight days after Mulligan's entrance
to the hospital the physicians, in the
presence Of seventy-6ve stndents OF the
West Pennsylvania Medical College,
made ansincision eight inches long in
the mans back. The vertebre we're ex'
posed. A fracture of the arches OF the
tenth and eleventh vertebr@ was found.
Frasments'oof bone were pressing on the
spinal cord. This pressure was relieved.
Two months later Mulliyan could move
his right leg. ....~
In ten months the patient walked out
of the hospital. He is now at work.
The report of the operation was kept
secret uatil it was proved 8 perfect sue
cess.-New York Mail and Express.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
sTUFFING FOR FOWLS.

It is one of the easiest tasks to stuff
fowl If one goes about it in the right
way. The first necessity ID somewhat
dry. home made bread. 1t is all very
we'll to talk about bakers bread, but
there are many cooks who claim that
really excellent stufing cannot be made
from it. 9
Select a well dried loef or little scraps
cut off from any burnt portion, but not
the crust. Butter the slices and sprinkle
them with salt end. pepper and little
sage, thyme or summer savory, accord
ing as one may like those seasonings;
then dust over these pieces the Unrest
speck of baking powder. CuttheSshces
into dice and fill the bird with these
until no more can be pressed in. Close
the, bird with skewers, tie the wings
down with strings and fasten the legs to
the body in the same way. Very thin
slices of salt pork should be cut and laid
over the exposed portions of the fowl,
the breast and legs especially being more
likely to scorch than any of the other
parts. These slices are fastened in place
with small skewers, or, if great pains is
taken to remove them, with large pins.
Every housekeeper should have set OF
small sized skewers of metal expressly
for this purpose. When the bird is
ready, put it into the oven and add at
least half pint of water, or what is
better, good soup stock. Baste the fowl
every fifteen minutes and keep q careful
watch of it until done. ..'
Almost every one becomes familiar
with her own oven, and the time that II
consumed in making various articles.
There is one thing that must NOT be over.
looked, and that is that all meats OF
whatever sort should be thoroughly
cooked. The rare.meat idea is an ex.
ploded one, and the time is not far dis.
tant when to eat it will be looked upon
as almost barbarism. OF all unsaisfac.
tory and indigestible dishes an ill'cooked
Is the worst. s. ,
Prepared in the above way, the stuf-
ing of chicken or turkey resolves itself
into the work of a few minutes. The
continual bastlng gives the necessary
moisture to the dressing, the baking
makes it light as a feather, and the soup
or other gravy gives the eNaavor that cpl
cures like so well.-New York Ledger.
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A criticism OF the time has it thus: "A
fashion far from graceful. and q woman
needs 10 be beautifnlsto'l look we'll in such
costume" Gowns were indecently low fol
the street and at all times. Artificial flow
ers were an innovation, and were much used
on gowns and in the hair. Nine. de Stael
wrote "Corinne" about this time, and the
harp became the rage and floating scarfs
more than ever popular. But after all, these
things were hardly invented in the Empire
period, and to speak of Josephine gown is
more correct when you mean the verv short
waists and very plain skirts, for the Empire
saw many fashion besides the short waist
ed one Indeed. in this period stays came
back. Most of the gowns labeled as Empire
are really revivals from directory dresses in
the period of the French Republic l17S9
l804) Bodies were then short waisted, dis
playing good deal Of the bosom, unless
it were hidden by gauze handkerchief OF
long scarf, printed in colors, or braided OF
brccaded. In this early time Of short.waist-
ed dresses the woman has dear affectation
of innocence, and nota bit of the Empire
immodesty, for all their low dresses. They
wore straw bonnets and were the most
demure things in the world, il they wanted
to be- These were the Beau Brummel drese
es. Q7S9 Louis XVI. France, George Nv
England,)
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A GREEK COSTUME.

Then. as time went on. modesty became
more and more foreign to the short-waisted
gown. Exaggerations alone had vogue.
Gowns were short WASTED with long tight
sleeves or short ones, or the arms were bare
Oh covered with long gloves. The skirts trail
ed and all sorts OF headgear was in vogue.
The Greeks were borrowed from for head.
dresses. and wigs. tiarras and diamond cres.
cents. Spangles were invented and much
used on dresses. Transparent materials
came in vogue, and raiment became mere
''gauze- yelled nudity" Ali this was more
characteristic of the Republic than Of the
Empire. As for pretty nlodesty IN short
waists and long skirts and scarfs, that is not
Empire at all. You may call It, as l have
said, Bean Brummel, if YOU like. :.
Another lot of gowns that are being label
ed Empire" belong rightly to the period
following the Empire, the Restoration
qS15). Short-waisted gowns now took on
dignity, valuable jewels, wide, bright-color..
ed sasbes, delicate fans and embroidered
reticules were much worn. Plaid dresses
came in, and you see now what has suggest
ed our sudden Jump of late into plaids,
though as yet we have not adapted them to
the short wasted gowns. Large chip bats
had the edges cut into squares. green was
much in vogue and so were cloaks with
stuffs, feather trimming and fur trimming
were the rage, sleeves were puffed and trim
med with rows of ruching. You see the
Restoration is well represented in our fash
ions at present, many of its characteristics
have been classed under Empire" while
many more have not been classed at Oil,
which only goes to show that one lovely
woman has epitomized several periods in
herself, and just because Josephine is repre-
sented in short wasted gowns, all short
waisted-gowns forever more are Empire;
But if you do not want to 60 into Just her
kind of short-waisted gowns you will lind
lots of other kinds in the periods covered by
the term Empire, the short-waisted dresses
for instance, that are shortskirted, too,
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Whaleback Passenger Steamers. =

VHoieUAck TaSS6uStE StohuoTs.
The whaleback type of vessel promises
to occupy permanent place in steam
ship structure. It is now four years since
the first vessel of this description wa
constructed, and already t$enty-eighi
are tn use. All of these are exclusively
for the transportation of freight. Re-
Gently there was launched at West Supe.
rior, Wisconsin, the Christopher Colum.
bus, the first whaleback passenger steam.
er, which is likely to be followed by
others of similar construction.
This vessel Is almost ss radical de-
parture from any existing type as the
whsleback was from the old style of
vessels. This vessel is constructed en- .
tirely of steel, and is 362 feet long over
al, forty-two feet beam and TIVE nty-foui
feet deep. Heretofore whaleback steam.
ers have had but two turrets, but the
Christopher Columbus will have seven in
all, elllptical in shape, rising seven and
one.half feet above the main deck. The
vessel is built to carry passengers from
Chicago to the Worlds Fair grounds, a
distance of between six and seven miles.
She will have accommodations for nearly
five thousand passengers aud will be
propelled at speed Of twenty miles an
hour by siLgle screw fourteen feet in
diameter, The saloon proper is 225 feet
long by thirty feet wide. The :decora-
tions Of. the saloon are in excellent taste,
one feature being a marble snd glass
fountain, with a glass tank filled with
water, containing the various. kinds of
fishes found in the Great Lakes. Amid
ships are dining and refreshment tables
and booths, and forward are situated the
kitchen, messro I'M, engineers quarters
and crew space. Over the saloon is the
promenade deck, 257 feet long, in the
centre Of which is skylight fifteen feet
in width, and extending distance of
1873 feet, with large glass dome over
the after stairway.
The Christopher Columbus, being the
first whaleback passenger vessel ever put
afloat, will no doubt attract much atten-
ton from visitors to the Columbian Ex-
position.-Frank Lsslie's Weekly.
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HOW TO MAKE RAG CARPETS.

In nearly all farmhouses rag carpets
are used, and they are admirably adapted.
for the purpose, though the making OF
them is no inconsiderable task for the
busy housewife, but this may be rendered
less formidable by little forethought.
Each week when the ironing is being
done, difcard all such garments as are
unfit for further wear, remove the but
tons, and cut and tear the rags ready for
sewing. Place each color in bunch by
itself, if you are intending to make your
carpet striped. Try to get the rags all
sewed up once year at least. Take a;
day Or evening, when other duties are
not very pressing, thread the machine
with No. 40 thread, of color to suit the
rags, lap aud fold the ends of two strips
as if to De sewed by hand, start in at the
side Just back of the beginning OF the
lap, run slantingly to the ceater, sew the
length of the lap, and slant TO the edge,
insert another without breaking the
thread or lifting the presser-foot, and
continue adding length after length.
When the bunch of rags is finished, clip
all the threads first, and then wind the
rags into balls. I
Do not mix mems heavy cloth in your
carpetwith the finer cotton rags, but
make them into rugs instead, using only
cotton rags, cut fine and sewed neatly,
il you wish a nice smooth carpet, and
one that will not be SO heavy as to be
troublesome to make, lay and clean. Its
freedom from wool will also prevent the
attack of moths.
Brown is the most serviceable and de.
sirable color for the warp, as it adds
depth and richness to the general appear
auce of the carpet. The present fancy
runs towards plain, rather than striped
carpets, but if one wishes bright,
mixed effect, it will be necessary to
color some OF the rags before sewing, or
dark. rich, looking carpet can be pro-
duced from all light rags, by coloring
them after sewing, first a deep yellow,
then tying the skeins in several places
very closely with stout strips of heavy
cloth, and ccloring them a rich brown.
If the room to be carpeted is large,
width at either side may be made as
border, and the central breadths woven
troportionately shorter, having similar
border fitted across their ends to match
the side oreadths.
When getting materials ready for q
new carpet, be sure to make an allow
ance for q stair carpet. Wind pretty
fancy stripe for this, edging it with
four inch stripe Of sober color. To-
gether they should form strip little
more than half the width Of the stair
way. Between each strip of carpet
should be woven in three-inch space of
warp for hemming. The selvedges
should be very even. Two extra strips
should he woven. to replace any..that may
wear out before the rest. IT the colors
are well chosen, the hemming and sew.
ing carefully done, the stair carpet,
when neatly laid, will present q very at.
.tractive appearance ana be much more
durable and appropriate where the other
carpets are rag ones, than more expen-
sive one would be.-American Agrlcul-
turist,
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A Curious Irish Tradition.

Ireland is country rich in tradiGois,
and in places every inch of the ground
has its queer history and some quaint
story attached to it. For instance, not
far from Belfast there isa romantic old
well in CURIOUS hollow OF the bills
called Barnas gap. The well is known
as Barnas we'll and is filed at the bottom
with white stones, ths heather around
being covered with pieces Of rags. Close,
too, is q large mound, composed OF
stones, which is said to cover the bones
Of a holy friar long since dead. Every
visitor to the well appears to make it .
practice Of adding stone to the heap
already there, hut for what reason it =
impossible to- say.-Million. S35
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08
The Farmer
and the Grocer.

grocer would not pay a farmer the price Of ten
pound turkey for one that weighed but seven pounds
Why should farmer pay grocer the price OF the
ROYAL Baking Powder for baking powder with ~
per cent less leavening strength?
The Royal Baking Powder is proven by actual tests
to be 81 per cent stronger than any other brand the
market Better not buy the others, for they mostly
contain alum lime and sulphuric acid but if they are
forced upon you see that you charged
dinghy lower price for them. 81
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The Wear on Rails.

Taking the length of the permanent
ways on the surface of the globe at
oearly 80, 1000 geographical miles, with
daily average of ten trains, it is estimated
that the total loss by wear and tear suf-
fered each day by the metallic rails of
the earth is about 600 tons. The 600
tons are lost in the form of fine powder,
and are carried back to the earth in the
shape of soluble iron salts.-Denver
News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08
A Mayniflcent Carving in Ivory.

Chicago will not see an enormous life.
like eagle carved in ivory and originally
intended as an exhibit of the Toxic
sculptors' society's exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. The Yomiuri says the
carving has been sold to the Imperial
household for sum of $4,000, to form
an ornament in the Imperial Palace, the
owner deeming its purchase by the I'm
perial family too great an honor to be
missed,-Sau Francisco Chronicle.
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Thomas A. Edison.

The accompanying portrait is that OF
An American whose numerous inventions
and discoveries have placed him in the
front ranks of scientists in this or any
other age. Thomas A. Edison has for
years been hailed as the king of cleo
:ricians. Until few years ago elec-
sricity was mans master, but through
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first guest. See the pretty way that the hos
tess head tips back as she says, why, my
dear!'' The hostess was a blonde and her
gown was French rainbow silk of change.
able rose and apple green TO start with. and
these shades. striped with hair lines of rose
and with other stripes of solid rose sprink-
led with rose and leaves and shining with a
golden lustre. The corselet bodice and the
sleeves werc'apple green. The upper part
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trimmed with wreaths of flowers or ribbons
spirally wound about the skirt. wreath of
flowers or ribbon about the head. You may
wear bodices short. wasted, but not under
the arms and very full skirts and sweel lit
tie short wasted coats in Thermidor style:
You may do your hair high or low and
quite loose, SO long as il picturesque.
The women shown in the picture was the
hostess at O recent reception, and she is
caught just as she went forward to greet her
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of the bodice crossed peasant fashion and
was of the rainbow stuff. The sleeves were
the throat more slender, and velvet about
the waAtdid the came for that. The skirt
and sleeves were edged with black feather
trimming and the fan with which she made
her little Delsarte gestures was black. She
was in such pretty hurry to greet her
guest that she had to lift her gown to avoid
tripping, and that showed petticoat of rose
silk
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THOMAS ALvA EDISON.

Mr.. Edison's genius it has been made his
lave. Mr.. Edison's extensive laboratory
It Menlo Park, in New Jersey, is known
lar and wide, for there some of his most
brilliant scientific problems have been
worked out to q successful conclusion.
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been introduced into Florida and Ber-
muds. Our cut is from a'photograph of
a tree growing in Florida, and is good
specimen of this curious plant. The tree
bears striking resemblance to palm,
growing to about twenty feet in height,
while the fruit, when ripe, looks some
thing like an immense orange. Its flavor
is usually insipid, although the product
of some Individual trees is very palatable.
This indicates that, like the orange, it
might, by cultivation, be improved and
become an important article of commerce
and source Of profit to the horticultur-
ist.
This tree possesses peculiar property
in which it is believed to be unique. The
sap contains fibr,De, which is constitu-
ent of animal blood. So far as known,
this is the only member of the vegetable
world to contain this substance. This
juice poured upon dressed fowls when
old makes them tender, and the same re-
suit is produced upon tough beef by a
similar process, or by wrapping them in
the leaves of the tree. The extracted
Juice of ripe fruit furnishes cosmetic.
In Florida it is called pawpaw, and it
does bear some resemblance to fruit OF
that name common in the Ohio valley.
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eTAIK OF UH1o. C1TY or IoLEpo,l {.
LUCAS COUNTY,
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he s the
senior partner Of the firm Of F. j. Cheney %
o., doing business in the City Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said hrm
will nay the sum Of 800 for each and every
case Of Scatarrh that cannot be cured BY the
FRANK J. CHENEY. .
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D- 1e6.
A. w. GLEASON
2} Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is takan internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F.J. CHENEY 81 Co., Toledo, q
~ Sold by Druggists. 75c. -
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Three Thousand Tons OF sbine.

Morse Bros, Of Canton, Mass, made tho
largest sale of " The Rising Sun Stove Polish "
during the year 1882 they have ever made since
they began its manufacture, thirty years ago.
They sold the enormous quantity of seventy
nine thousand, two hundred and eighty gross,
weighing two thousand, eight hundred and tif-
ty-fve tons, which would load train OF over
two hundred cars,
These figures give some idea Of the great pop
ularity and increasing sale Of ''The Rising Sun
Stove Polish
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A hay saver, consisting Of three.
sided device which CRADLES the horse 70
insert his head into the manger but does
not permit any lateral movement OF it,
ia late invention. STS I. -
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

Do not fear sin; overcome it.
A full stomach giveth courage.
Speak kindly of the rich; they need
it.
It is chiefly at the mile.post OF the
year, when the wayfarer pauses with the
circle Of his friends about him, that he
notes the faces missing, the new. one,
grown" familiar by their presence, and
the changes that closed in around him
while he journeyed.
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The Most Pleasant Way

The Most Pleasant Way
OF preventing the grippe, colds, headaches and
fevers is to use the liquid laxative remedy,
Syrup Of Figs, whenever the system needs y
gentle, yet effective cleansing. To be benefited
one must get the true remedy manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. For sale
BY all druggists in 5Oc: and 8 bottles.
Remember that in Garfield Tea you have an
snfailing remedy for Indigestion, Sick Head;
stomach can make you suffer. Every druggist
sells it. &c, Hc. and s."
AN EXTENDED POPULARITY. - BROWNS
BRONCHIAL TRoCKEs have for many years
been the most popular article in use for relieve
ing Coughs and Throat Troubles.
II AFFLICTED with sore eyes use Dr.. Iaaao Thomp.
son bEye-water. Druggists son At 8c.psc bottle
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QS04) merely exaggerated those or
the Republic in its later fancies (l7o6-
18O4) The short-waisted gown was
not invented by Josephine in the
Empire, it was merely adapted to her. Her
adaptation was the sack dress. with the
waist close up under the arms, and the
bosom pushed up to the chin.
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HOODS PILLS are purely vegetable, careful
sy prepared from the best Ingredients.
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FASHIONS VARIOUS PERIODS.
THE DISTINCTIONS NOTED.
Gowns Usually Described as Empire Are
Really Of the Restoration Period.
The Growth Of Fashion
Suggested by Greek
Classicism.

HE fashion writer's
Of the day are more
reckless than exact
in their quotations of
" periods. :" Every
thing short wasted Is
called Empire. Strict
ly speaking the fash
ions of THE Empire"
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Hood Sss1iiiaC Cures

as Hoods Sarsaparilla and Hoods Pills. Z"
MRS. ISAIAH EMERSON. Manchester, N. Il.
Get Hoods. ."
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II afidioted with sore eyes use Dr.. Isasc Thomp.
son bEye-water. Druggists sail at 3c.psc bottle
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ing disease. Seeing Hoods
Sarsaparilla highly REQ
: commended, I"began to
take it, and was moro
than pleased with the
way it built me up. I
think it has made me bet
ter than before I was
sick. Ihave also been de-
Slighted with HOODS
PILLS, and always