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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-01

Princeton has the ball and defended the
east goal AS the teams lined up there
We're cheers for individual players and
some general cheering, but. as the payers
broached for the first shock of battle. the
great crowd again became absolutely
quiet. Princeton forced the ball into
Yale territory, and for time. all the
jubilation was by the wearers Of chrysan-
themums. They became hysterical
when Ward, the New Jersey left half
back, made a run of 20 yards, but were
subdued soon after when five Yale men
went back apparently for a flying wedge
but the ball was passed instead, Butter
worth, who made an unexpected kick.
which landed the ball nearer to the
Princeton goal than it ever was again
during the first half
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A BIG CROWD AT AUGUSTA.
Thirty Thousand Visitors on the EX-
position Grounds.

Speaker Crisp Driven to the Grounds
in a Carriage and Four With Presi-
dent Walsh, President Clay and
Speaker Atkinson as An Escort.
President Walsh Introduces Him in
Highly Eulogistic Speech.
Augusta, Ga, Nov. 3O-Thirty thou
sand people surged through the halls and
grounds of the Augusta exposition to-day,
the occasion being the visit of Speaker c.
f, Crisp, of the House of Representatives,
and the state house officers and Georgia
legislature
President Patrick Walsh, of the Au-
gusta exposition, with carriage and four,
accompanied by President A. s. Clay, of
the state Senate, and Speaker w y. At
kinson, of the lower house, called for
Speaker Crisp, at the home Of his private
secretary, f. w Barrett, the guest Of
whose father he is.
a visit was paid to Mai. Butler
commanding the United States arsenal
where thirteen guns were fired in his
honor. The party then drove to the
Augusta exposition.
AAN NlONh hb NilN HdANN otl uE ElllS lOl
admission was the greatest jam ever seen
in Augusta, while within the buildings
and grounds there were surging masses.
The speakers of the day were President
Patrick Walsh, Hon Joseph r. Lamar
Speaker Charles +. Crisp Hon w. H.
Fleming, President Clay Of the state
Senate, and Speaker Atkinson of the
lower house.
SPEAKER CRISP INTRODUCED.
President Walsh introduced Speaker
Crisp as a man who in war and in peace
has been faithful to the honor, the inter-
est and the welfare of Georgia a man,
who in principle, in character and in
ability compares favorably with the most
gifted statesmen i'll American history
who have ever filled the speakers chair
in congress.
cRIsP's SPEECH.
Speaker Crisp said:
l am embarrassed by the eulCgistic words
Of the president Of this exposition. ! can
say, however, with frankness and candor
that in all my public life the ambition that
has been to me greater than any other has
been that ! might ! o able 10 do something
to say something, to advance the welfare the
prosperity and the happiness of the people of
| Georgia ] must confess myself surprised,
very greatly surprised, AT the magnitude Of
this exposition. We live in what
is known as the centennial year
fresh in the public mind is the great display
OF the word S fair made at Chicago We have
been in the habit Of undertaking our own IN
dertakingS In passing through this build
| ing this morning, have Witnessed such an
| exposition as must bring qualification to
| every man who lives in the SOUTH Mr.
1 Lamar has told us what we may see
| in the way Of manufacturing indus
| tries in this great and growing city
You could not 90 over this list here, but
have been, VIC all have been. struck with
| ra.s.
this exposition. he people of the south
should be, and the people Of Georgia are sat
isfed with this exposition, and by it they
are willing TO be judged by the people Of the
World
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-01

Blake caught the ball and started to
run, when he was tackled by Hinkey.
then playing left end and both men went
down hard. Blake got up, but Hinkey
did not. He was insensible, and was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-01

Inc twenty ShOck-hedueu young
stcrs ran out on the gridiron and began
cayorting on the grounds. as porpoises in
the sea and the cheers were deafening
The Coachcrs, doctors and attendants
spread themselves out on blankets along
the north side-lines: the captains were
called up by the umpire for a serious
word of warning against rough play, and
at last play was called at 2:l5 o'clock.
The men lined up as follows:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
History of the MOSQUITO.

This insect is always encouraged by
the presence of stagnant water in which
it breeds. The male feeds on flowers:
it is the female fly only which sucks
the blood of animals. The eggs are
laid in water and hatch into small
wiggling creatures that in time change
into the fly, bursting the skin OF the
immature insect, and leaving the'wa-
ter a winged one. There are several
methods suggested for the destruction
of the insects while in their larvas
stage and inhabiting water. One Is
is to cover the water with thin film
of kerosene oil, by which the insects
are killed; another is to drain the
marshes, and by keeping the long grass
cut, to dry the ground and thus pre-
vent the eggs from being hatched.
There are two common varieties OF
this insect-one has a black or brown
body, the other is striped and has two
light spots on each wing. The beak
of the mosquito consists of six bristle-
like organs which are gathered into an
awl-like probosis, that is thrust into
the flesh, and the blood is drawn
through the channel formed by the
spaces between the bristles. There Ii
no reason to believe that poison is in
jected into the wound, by which the
severe pain and the swelling expert
enced by some persons are produced.
The wound itself is sufficient to cause
these results. New York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
The Worlds Largest Diamond.

A flashing gem, whose purity OF
water and wonderful size eclipse the
famous Kohinoor, has just reached
England from the Orange Free State.
It is now in London, but it's where
about are Lot known. The owners
evidently are afraid to make its pres
ence public. A model has, however,
been obtained, ofwhich the accompany
ing sketch is copy. .. 81. ~.
It is the most perfect large stone
ever seen. It's weight is 97l carats,
it's color is blue-white and almost per-
feet. 1t has one black spot in it,
which, however, the owners state, Will
cut ont. It's value, of course, can not
now be stated, but, writes a corre-
spondent, I think if $3.50, 900 were
offered for it now, or even double
that amount, it would not be accepted.
Some declare that it will be worth
$4,000, ZOO. 1t was found by a Kaffir,
who was working in the mine, shortly
after blasting. The KaAir, in this
case, was talking to his overseer,
when he saw som ething shine, and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
A Boat For Land and Water.

A correspondent of the Marine Re-
view, writing from Kingston, Canada,
gives the following description of q
boat constructed for use in towing
Canadian lumber RATS, that will also
travel on land:
A peculiar kind of tug passed
through here recently for the lakes ad-
jacent to the Bonne Chene River, in
the back country. It is called an al
ligator tug, because it is able to travel
upon land as well as in the water.
The boat was turned out of the shops
of West & Peachey, Simcoe, and is pat
ented by the firm in Canada and in
the United States. It has proved
great success in the numbering bust
ness. The firm has completed six of
them. They are thirty-seven feet long
and ten feet beam and decked all over.
They are built scow-shaped, with steel
shod runners for working portages.
In water the boat is propelled at the
rate of six miles an hour, either for
ward or backward, by an engine of
twenty-five horse power. On land it
is propelled by having cable drum
on which is coiled fve-eighths of a
mile of steel wire cable, which is
fastened to pulleys on trees in front,
the boat moving as the wire is coiled
up. The roller is hung on an axle,
and can be kept level in going up or
down hill. McLachen Brothers, of
Eganyille, have secured two for i'm
mediate use, the one just decribed be-
ing the first to turn up here.
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TTo RE CONTINUED.

IT is a pity that Admiral Tryon,
who so manfully confessed the great
blunder for which he knew that he
was about to pay the penalty Of his
life, added immeasurable to the mag
nitude of the calamity by signaling
that no boats should be sent to the
rescue. This circumstance, although
tt has attracted comparatively slight
attention, was OF the gravest impor-
tance in swelling the calamitous re-
suits. 1t is clear now that the loss
of the splendid battleship Victoria
and about four hundred lives was the
result Of Admiral Tryon's error OF
calculation. 1t is not necessary to
assume, however, that the Admiral
was either intoxicated or insane. He
was temperate man. He made a
mistake; but, no doubt, it was sanely
made. The incidents Of that fatal
day, as described by those who were
nearest to the Admiral, indicate that
he gave an order without due thought,
intending to say eight cables, and
saying "six cables" instead. When
his attention was called to the mat.
ter he probably concluded mentally
that the maneuvcr could be accom-
plished in six cables, and adhered to
his order. That seems to be rea-
soDable deduction from the testimony
at the court martial. England has
lost a formidable battleship through
the b.under OF Admiral Tryon, but
she has also proven that her seamen
of to-day are as brave as those who
woD fame and victory at Aboukir and
Trafalgar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06

Board. He wished to show the de-
velopment of the service and has suc-
ceeded admirably. No greater con-
trast could be found than is formed by
the two models of ocean mail steamers.
There is model of the old Southerner,
the first ocean steamship built to carry
United States mail. Forty years ago
it did the service which is now per-
formed by nautical greyhounds such as
the City of Paris of the international
line, whose beautiful model is placed
near the old ship.
A queer mail carrier is the Oklawha,
which runs on the river of that name
in Florida. Assuming that the model
is good miniature, the Oklawha is all
above water, regular floating house.
According to General Hazen its draft
is so light that it could follow sprinl-
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dress are on the envelope will receive
the letter. Few of them, however, ap-
preciate the fact that the stamp places
the United States Government under
O cast-iron contract to place that letter
in right hands at the earliest possible
moment, even though the hands are
telling trees in the almost inaccessible
depths of an upper Michigan pine for
est, or working in the tangles of a
Florida everglade. To do this the
Government uses human legs, wagons,
Bicycles, railroads, steamboats,, dog
sleds, horses, ponies, ocean vessels,
river boats and anything else that will
carry the letter over land or water,
mountains or plains, swamps or snow
drifts, in summer or in winter, at all
times and any time.
Lives have been sacrificed that a let
ter might 60 forward, millions of dol
lars have been spent preparing the
way for other letters and yet people
place the two-cent stamps on their en-
velopes and drop the letters into the
red boxes on the street corners with no
appreciation of what they are doing.
A visit to the Postofice exhibit in the
Government Building is apt to increase
ones respect for the little postage
stamp. There are displayed all the
means used for transporting mail, as
well as thousand other interesting
things which might keep visitor busy
half day.
General Hazen, who was Third AS
sistant Postmaster General under Pres
idents Hayes and Harrison, took
great deal of interest in assembling the
exhibits, and is on the ground daily
for he is member of the Government
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he put his foot over it until his
"boss" had gone away, when he picked
up the immense diamond and put it IN
his pocket. ." '-5,t. .'Ss
Afterward, in the compound, he
handed it over to the manager. for
which he has been given $3.50, q horse,
saddle and bride, and has gone home
in, no doubt, perfect happiness. An
extraordinary circumstance is that
some gentlemen were under contract
to buy all stones, good, bad or in
different, at so much per carat. The
contract terminated on the Both Of
June and this stone was almost, il not
quite, the last stone found on that
day. 49,. .., .- Sd
The model shows that the stone is in
the form of q sloping cone, iattened
on two sides and standing on an ova.
base, so flush as almost to appear to
have been cut. Its height is about
three inches and its width is about
two, while the fat base measures
nearly two inches by one and a
quarter. The diamond has been named
the "Jagersfontein Excelsior.
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guish the outlines Of man-then the
figure disappeared In The darkness
"This way, Tom! Dad! It's a mani"
cried Club.
They both rode to her side quickly.
@Whcre's the doc?"
~ can't make it ont" said Tom Big
ger "Didn't you sec Hcro?"
"No! But it won't do t" let the man es-
cape. Everything depends on catching
him, dad"
They sat like statues therein the dark
ness, listening intently.
where can the dos be?" snid Tom
Bigger angrily. at hats tho first time l
ever knew Hero TO-"
A yell, a growl, and howl Of pain
startled them.
Hero wac proving the Stuff he was
made Of. He had found his game.
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"Big. .tailed'' Sheep of Persia.

Mr.. John W. Northrup, of the State
Agricultural Board of California, is
making arrangements to secure con-
signment of the famous "big-tailed"
sheep of Persia. This lot of sheep
will be imported by the State of Cali
fornia, at great expense, a previous
effort to import and breed them made
by the United States Government when
Jerry Rusk was Secretary of Agricul-
ture having failed, as out of the fifteen
big-tails" imported only four are
now alive.
"These sheep imported by Secretary
Rusk came from Bushire, Persia, " said
Mr.. Norhrup at the Gilsey House
''They were shipped by Mr.. Truxton
Beale, the United States Minister, and
were treated in royal manner. From
the time that they were selected from
the great hocks of 'big-tails' in the
Persian agricultural districts until
they arrived at their final destination
in the balmy climate of California
they received attention, similar to that
accorded o 800, 600 race-horse. Only
the handsomest and strongest animals
were selected.
"In England the 'big-tails' were
placed aboard the Helvetia in padded
compartments kept at an even temper
ature while on the ocean. They
reached this country in safety, but in
a much weakened condition.
"When they arrived in Lower Cali
fornia they were SO weak it was impos-
sible for them to stand. They were
fed carefully on prepared fodder and
nursed along, but they dropped off
one by one.
"But California is bound to have
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OF every person who passes the stuffed
group in the Postofice exhibit.
The dogs harnessed to the toboggan
loaded with the mail pouches we're alive
and in actual service lust winter haul
ing mail out of Sault Ste. Marie. The
wax figure loping alongside ia good
likeness of the Indian who drove the
team. From his snow shoes to the
tassel of his woolen cap the Indians
costume is a faithful copy of the
clothes which enabled the bronze-faced
mail courier to brave ten-foot snow
and forty degree below zero ther-
mometer. This group is one of the
exhibits which show how mail is tran
sported in this country.
Few consider what they are doing
when they stick two-cent stamp on
an addressed envelope. They know
that the person whose name and ad-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
these valuable sheep feeding on he

these valuable sheep feeding on her
pastures within o few years. This
time we will select larger number
and on their arrival in this country
will Diet lin them much longer time
than were the Government sheep, SO
as to give them an opportunity to re-
coup their strength after the very
weakening ocean voyage. Then two
or three stops will be made before
they finally reach California. By TAX
ing this care in transportation we hope
to have better luck than did Secretary
Rusk. New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
VIII Run Trains by Telephone.

It is stated that the great Pennsyl.
vania Railroad has decided to dis
rease with the telegraph in running
its traits, and to substitute the long
distance telephone. The change is
made in the interests OF economy and
safety. The management has decided
that it costs less to run the telephone,
and that it's messages are less likely to
be mistaken. The telephone Will ena-
bic tine train dispatcher to communi-
cate directly with his conductors
New Orleans Picayune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06

An old-time Rocky Mountain mail
coach, swung on it's leather straps,
with it's boots full of mail sacks, occu-
pies a prominent position. 1t was
built in 1868, and was among the first
to carry the mail in Montana. Once o
week it made the run between Helena
and Bozeman. To-day four mail trains
perform the service daily. In 1877 the
old coach was captured by Indians,
and after hot pursuit by General o.
o. Howard was recaptured. Before
General Garfield became President he
rode on the coach through the Yellow
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
ssRobDip~'' fO1 Founders.

The popular waT e. present for
catching founders along the Connecti-
cut coast is by the ''bobbing" method.
When fish bites the "Dob' is raised
perpendicularly, and then the excite
ment begins. As soon as the "hob"
rises rush is made :or it, and therc
is chase of several minutes sometimes.
In nine cases out Of ten the fish is
caught. The number OF "hobs' gener-
ally used is eight. New York Herald.
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eleven inches in diameter, through
which WAS driven a board one inch
thick and twelve inches wide. The
smaller is q maple also about eight
inches in diameter, into which is
driven an ordinary stove shovel Of
sheet iron. This is driven into the
t1ec across tho grain about g: Inches.
Chicago 1nter-Occau.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
CARRYING MAIL.
THE POSTOFFICE EXHIBIT AT
THE WORLDS FAIR.
How the Little Two-Ccnt Stamp
Transports Letters I'm All Kinds
Conveyances--Magn
Of the Postal Service.
PIPER Michipan

PPER Mi ch i gan
mail is transported
on dog-sleds in the
winter. Ca n inc
letter carriers are
not beautiful to
the eye and it is
doubtful if they
would even be al
lowed to enter q
crossroads bench
show, but there is
a business like look
about a tandem
dog team that at
tracts the attention
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06

WHEN man reaches the age al
which he is ready to settle down and
stop giving his wife trouble, his sons
have reached the age to begin. AT
Gibson Globe. .-
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Eccentricities of e Cyclone.

Below is drawing of part of wa
trees from Mrs. Slster's farm, south OF
Aurelia, and in the path Of the recent
cyclone. Thelarger represents q maple
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A buffalo bull was seen recently by
a stage driver on the desert near
Rswlins, Wyoming. 1t is supposelto
be one OF small herd that is still run
ming wild.
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Pliny mentions q Spanish mine
opened by Hannibal which hyielded 300
pounds OF silver daily.
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rapidly and he also predicted that the
sale. of postal, cards would suffer. The
figures bear him out. Postal cards
were first issued in 1874, and the first
full year 81, ,079, 900 were issued. In
the last year of three-cent postage
379,576, $50 cards were sold, but the first
year of two-cent postage dropped the
total to 339, 4l6,500. 1t took five years
for the postal cards to regain their
original figures. The magnitude of
the postal service of the United States
Us compared with that of three other
leading administrations Of the inter-
nal postal union is placarded in way
to delight the enthusiastic young Ameri-
cans. The figures are taken from the
reports of the fiscal year ending June
80, 1892. They read as follows:
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Quicksilver was first discovered
within the limits OF the United States
in California in 1862
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ling cart. The Oklawha can travel in
eighteen inches of water.
Much handsomer is the model of the
City of st. Louis, side-wheel mail
packet that brings letters to the river
towns on the Mississippi.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-29

One day we went to town to visit man
ufactoiy of cashmere shawls. After ter.
ribly unattractive approach we clambered
up some stairs and emerged into large
room, full Of looms, with about 40 men all
hard at work. One we especially watched.
He had in front of him nearly 1000 shut
ties of different shades, and out of these he
would select one and thread IL through as
many of the fine strands stretched tightly
before him as his pattern directed and aft
er so doing he pulled toward him heavy
bar, which pushed the last little cross
thread quito tight, before putting in the
next.
In old days one man used to read out the
pattern to all the rest, but now each has his
own design on slip of paper in front of
him. 1t Is said that the wavy line so often
seen In these shawls was originally taken
from the curves of the Jhelum. It took
four months, we are told, for two men to
10 seven inches of this work one yard
wide, working from 8 in the morning till 5
In the evening every day, so it was hardly
60 be wondered at that two yards should
cost nearly al00.-Cornhill Magazine.