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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-12
VAN STRAATEN---B0WLEY
1 Brilliant Marriage I'm Athens on
Yesterday.
The Athens Banner.

Athens Ga, Sept. 6.-Yesterday afternoon
at half past one o'clock the Jewish synagogue
was the scene Of O brilliant wedding.
The auditorium OF the synagogue was filled
with friends of the contracting parties, Mr.. j
Van Straaten, OF 'Abbeville, ). c., and Miss
Minnie Bowley, OF this city.
Rabbi Worseman, In the impressive manner
or the Jewish rites. conducted the ceremony
that made them man and vile.
After receiving the heartlest congratula-
tiOns of their many friends ut the synagogue,
the wedding party repaired to the home ol
MIR. and Mrs. Sol Levy, where an elegant re.
ception was rendered them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Straaten left yesterday
afternoon for Chicago, where they wiz spend
sometime previous 10 their return home to
Abbeville, 8. C..
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School Notice.

T WILL BE IN MY OFFICE AT Abbeville
l. for the transaction Of business every sale
day and every Saturday except the first Sat
urdays In each month. w. T. MILFORD.
May l, 1894. School Commissioner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-12
SHARON'S ENTERTAINMENT
Theatrical Performance for the Bene.
fit Of the Academy.

V
Editor Press and Banner:
Please give notice In your next weeks pa.
per that there will he Theatrical Entertain.
ment at Sharon on the night OF the l4th of
September, and refreshm hments will be served
at a moderate price. The proceeds OF which
will be placed to the benefit Of the new acad.
emy. Yours very truly,
WI. Williams,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-12

Reese DuPre will order you any kind of q
badge you want, cheaper than you can buy IL
In any city.
Buy oil cans from G. W. Louax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

That stage fright is a malady which afaicts the
most experienced and capable actors well as
beginners. is the unanimous verdict OF the pro-
fession.
Miss Marie Tempest, whose many successes upon
the English and American stage. have placed her
IN the front rank of operatic stars admitted frank
ny upon recent occasion that she is frequently
attacked by stage fright. Miss Tempest combines
Il voice Of extraordinary pitch and sweetness with
gr.ater degree PROBABLY than any other prina
donna uI'on the English speaking stage. and
the statement will be surprise TO thousands of
her admirers whom She has impressed the
RECONCILIATION of Supreme confidence aud self-con-
uol.
The sensation IS one Of utter collapse she
said lit Is truly awful feeling and is nearer
10 seasickness than anything else 1 know of. Flay.
with highly nervous organization are q
be attacked by it when approaching the climax
OF an important part, or when appearing for the
first time in a play Those playing emotional
roles more susceptible 10 stage fright than
others. because the iSdiyidlal capable portray
Ing those parts successfully il necessarily pos
sessed OF highly nervous and impressionabie TEN.
permanent
In one respect a highly developed nervous or.
gahization is Indispensable to success. without
II a proper CONCEPTION and feeling of the part 70
be acted impossible. You know a. actress
must only understand her part. but be 50
absorbed in il that she forgets her own personal
ity. and fo- the time being lives in her assumed
character"
Then great nervous excitability is a decided
adv antags TO actressg''
In the way / have described. yes; as a general
proposition, The mental strain. the intense
application necessary 10 proper realization OF
the part, the apprehension that the audience may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
BREAKFAST TINE.
The Morning Meal should BE a Happy
Reunion.
From Harper's Bazaar.

From Earpers Bazaar.
Breakfast is a test of the housekeepers
ability. Meeting, as she must, the various
tastes of even the smallest family, she
strives to have the day open with the graft
ification of each, and to make all happy,
both physically and spiritually. 1t is she
who must always be punctual, who gives
that last little touch which imparts grace
to the simplest table, and il is her duty TO
be bright, sweet, and helpful. even If broken
slumbers have left her unrefreshed, or vex-
atoms. temporarily stilled, have renewed
their wear and fret. How seldom do those
blessed with a real home-maSer pause to
analyze the elements which compose her ex-
cellence! Like too many other gifts of God,
mothers virtues are accepted as mere mat
ter of course, and SO TRANQUILITY does she
fulfill her manifold duties that one scarcely
perceives their varied and eAhausting ma
ture. If the mother be ill, or taking a rare
holiday. her substitute learns with surprise
that things do not go of themselves as she
has been wont TO think, If. indeed, she
thought at all about the matter.
But ii is not on the mother only that the
searching light of early morning falls. The
brs akfast table offers unequaled opportu-
mites for the study of character and lido
syncrasies. Nature seems TO assert itself
more strongly as the individual energies
from the shadows of Greenland, and is less
under the restraints which civilization i'm
posses and society eNacts. The happily con-
stituted beings who seem to retain perpet-
ually the dew Of their youth bring with
them a cheerful atmosphere. and gladden.
all who come within the circle of their ra-
dance. Where such bright natures pre-
dominate breakfast is a happy reunion
social with a specially sweet intimacy, and
merry with the high spirits and gay sparkle
of meeting after brief separation. There
are others less fortunate who find IL we'll
nigh innOSSihla shake off he an,
f1uences of the night, and who therefore
contribute nothing to the family gathering
And sometimes, alas, and most pitiable,
are there victims of that unlucky mishap,
the getting out OF bed on the wrong side
Material peculiarities display themselves in
other directions. Behind the scenes below
the stairs, the powers that be frequently
suffer from Maynard wakenings, and add
to the morning cares. while they defeat the
most carefully laid plans of the presiding
genius.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

be criticising you adversely, and the constaHr
study OF new roles. uDdermines the health aud
often cuts short the of the conscientious
and ambitious actress. At the close OF last
son was completely prostrated boy nervous excite
mont and oyerwofk. Ny unstrUng
that the slightest sounds startled me- and I be-.
came seepless, melancholy and irritable. Sick
and disAeartened. ! sought the home Of ola
and dear friend. who Immediately advised
Use a brain and food OF which had heaH'
much but knew comparatively little. J Woas
have taken anything she chose 10 give me. hut
liked the taste OF the preparation and continued
its use / had not consumed bottle when
found that my nervous system had resumed its
normal tone. ! no longer jumped at shadows. my
appetite came back. each night brought sound and
refreshing sleep and l in perfect heali
and vigor. through 4 systematic Use Of Pnine's
celery compound The present has been tie
snccessfdl. and therefore the most exactiI,g
Of my career. but the invalGable remedy which
stored my health has also preserved 81. 1 have
recommended IL 10 numbers Of my friends. and I'm
every with most fortunate results
The beautiful prlma donna looked the picture
Of health she spoke. Her large blne eyes
spnrkled with animation and her countenance lt
charming vivacity OF her she remarked:
Il have found thft devotion 10 a chosen pS rsut
Il not incompatible with good lealth II all the
men and women, the cle1gymeu. teachers mer-
Ciants and lawyers in this busy country. whose
ovortGxed brains cry in protest against the
heavy burdens laid upon them. TO embrace
this remedy / there would be a marke1
decrease in that terrible disease nervous pros
ration. which seems fast becoming q national
with you Americans. Success Is. indeed. q
glorious thing. but believe me. health is better
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
LAND THAT NEVER CHANGES.
Egypt Has Not Been Modernized
Either ms to Costume or Custom.

Egypt Has Not Been Modernfzed
Either ms to Costume or Custom.
The characters of the Thousand and One
Nights may be almost imagined TO step out
Of their setting words. and take form and
glow with the generous warmth of life before
ones very eyes. says a writer in the Gen.
tlemans Magazine The natives still drink
the same coffee, and out of the same cups;
they smoke the same pipes. they wear gen.
orally the same dress. they play the same
primitive instruments that whisper the same
strange and plaintive tones. The funeral
professions wend their way along the streets
as of old: the popular festivals or rnoolids are
still observed with the same untiring ca
pacity for enjoyment; the public reciters
still practice their professions before admir-
ing crowds: the water carriers still carry
their burdens, welcome to thirsty Inns
except in the houses of the rich and thor
oughly Europeanized, food is still eaten with
the fingers, and in the same manner and
the hands are washed with the same basins
and ewers; the mosque of FL Azhar still at
tracts its crowds of students. Even the old
wooden locks and keys are still In use and
the water jars are still kept cool in the lat
ticeworlx OF the overhanging mushrabyeh
window frames. Instances OF this sort
might be multiplied a hundredfoid. II is
indeed. a wonderful change and contrast
| that is presented to the eye when you leave
! the European and enter the native quarter
and become attuned to the changed scene
The sense OF taking part in a new and DIFF
ferent life steals over you. and you temper
arily throw off your affinity with the west
| and the nineteenth century. The clock OF
| time Is. for the moment put back for you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

Enormous Shipments of Food to Eng
land From Her Australasian Colonies.

Enormous Shipments of Food to Eng
land From Her Australasia Colonies.
Some figures recently published show the
enormous extent to which the frozen-meat
trade in England has been developed during
the last thirteen years. 1t appears that in
1898 no fewer than 2.5l4,541 carcasses of
frozen sheep and lambs and III. GAO quarters
and pieces of beef arrived in London from
New Zealand and Australia alone. without
counting 1873, I23 sheep from the river Plate
and 1926 more from the Falkland Islands
The sheep are mainly bought direct from
the farmers in New Zealand or Australia
by representatives of the English companies,
the amount paid being cents PEI pound
for animals not over seventy pounds in
weight. The farmers also receive the skins
kidneys and fat. A few are sent on con-
signment, but. according to the New York
Evening Post the other system is thought
to work more satisfactorily. as under it
the farmers know at once what they are to
get, and are saved tedious delays and pos
sible disappoin tments. There are. altogeth-
er, twenty-five meat-freezing works in New
Zealand, of which thirteen are in the north
island and nine in the south, and these
works can freeze from 1000 to r. 900 sheep
in day, or an aggregate of 4,OOU,OO0 in a
year. The cost of complete set of works,
capable of dealing with Leo sheep day,
Is estimated at from SSJ, 600 to 100000
Eighty-eight vessels altogether have now
been fitted with refrigerating apparatus.
and these have a maximum carrying capac-
ity of 6.IOOOOO carcasses. The cost for
Strengthening. freezing and putting the sheep
on board is about 1 cent per pound, and the
freight. insurance and London charges
amount to about cents. The present mar
ket price in London for the best New Zea-
land mutton is 1-Sd Ia trife over cents)
Der Mound
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and their remarkable food are responsible.
A popular preparation is in the form of
thick. soggy, raw, dirty pastry Jumps and
loaves. One would fancy, from the fire.
quency of these stalls, that the entire popu-
lation was homeless. and that everybody $
food was prepared in the streets. Besides
these Restaurants" there are many soup
Kitchens for beggars, a charity heartily
supported even by the poorest laborer.
The greatest curiosity in Tientsin is the
ancient wall of the inner city. 1t is not
much younger than the Great Wall. and II
is in excellent preservation, in spite or
present utter neglect: but miles of seething
streets have stretched out beyond it on all
sides. during it's centuries of existence, so
that ones first attempt to find 1t seems de-
lusively cropping. From the outside one
would hardly discover it. except by the
towers, and all occasional glimpse Of the
crewelated top. as it is nearly hidden by
the buildings that lean against it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
A. TO hare Floors.

From the Philadelphia Times.
1t is noticeable that floors left bare for
rugs are being painted in much lighter coll
ors than formerly, the dark walnut shade
having heretofore been the popular selec-
ton. They are frequently painted with
yellow ochre. mixed with white. and the
change is desirable. first because II IL a
change. perhaps, and. again. because they
are more easily kept free from Gust. or.
more correctly. dust is not in such con-
slant evidence. The lighter floors are more
CHEEKY, too. ANY one who has been in a
convent, where the oiled and waxed floors
are not painted. but take on q slightly
deeper tint than the natural wood from the
treatment of oiling and waxing. must have
remarked the furnished look OF the rooms
without even a single rug to break The
shining floor and for which the lighter
shade was undoubtedly responsible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
or scfi,, IL;

arum leaves. it is known as the stink bird
or Sinking pheasant
Now. the adult hoatZn not only has no
claws on it's wings. but its thumbs are so
Ioofly developed that enc would hardly
suspect that in the nestlings We have the
nearest approach to quadruped found
among existing birds. Soon after the hatch
ing of the eggs the young ones begin TO
crawl about by means of their wings and
legs, the well-developed claws on the thumb
and index being constantly in use for hold
ing and hooking on 70 surrounding objects.
II they are drawn from the nest by their
legs, they cling firmly to the twigs with bill
and wings. The nestiings, even when quite
small, are frequently found far away from
the nest. climbing by the help of their claws
after the parent birds. If any enemy APP
proaches, they crawl out of the nest and
hide in the thicker bush close by.
Not the least of the MANY Interesting
features of the hoatZin is the rapid change
which takes place in the forelimb during the
growth of the bird. by which the hand of
the nesting, with its well-levelopa1 and
clawed fingers, becomes the clawless wing
or the old bird. 1t gives us, 1t WERE an
epitome of the past history of birds, and, as
the events of a century are summed up in a
page of history, so the slow progress of
birds In their development from the archae-
opteryX to the thrush of today is repre-
sented by a few weeks in the life of the
hOatzin." -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
TIGHT-FITTING CLOTHES.
The Advantage of n Current OF Air
About. the Body.

Ii is to be regretted that. I'm his exhaustive
work on the philosophy Of clothes. Carlyle
did not add chapter on the influence Of
tight clothing on happiness says A physi-
clan in Cassell's Magazine. Perhaps he
thought the dignity of his subject was too
great for him to descend to q criticism OF
the follies in dress for which so many wo-
men (and mem suffer in silence.
The first and main object of wearing
clothes is to protect the body-to keep It
warm I'm cold weather and cool in hot
weather. Mere personal adornment was
originally a secondary consideration.
Clothes act in virtue Of being bad conduc-
tors of heat and so preventing the too quick
passage of heat to or from the body. D.f-
ferent kinds Of materials are efficacious ac-
cording to the slowness or quickness with
which they allow the conduction of heat
Woolen materials are best Chence the value
of wooden underclothng, which tends to
maintain a very eQuable temperature of the
body-so that we are better able 10 with
stand sudden changes Of weather. draughis.
etcD, and an order Of comparative merit
through fu-s. silk and cotton to linen might
be drawn up.
The more loosely clothing fits. the less it
conducts heat. because a layer of air is in
terposed between il and the body-aai air
Is an exceedingly bad conductor of heat
This protecting layer of air enables the
body IN winter to keep its normal tempera-
ture the more easily, because the heat given
off at the surface of the body passes slowly
through IL; whereas IL the clothing 1T too
closely 20 the skin. heat Is dissipated with
much greater rapidity. In summer time, on
the other hand. the air in which we move
is not so warm as the objects upon which
the suns rays fall directly, and so the sur
face of the clothes may become much hotter
than the air surrounding them. The ad-
vantage OF the layer of air Is obvious also
| Therefore.
and in cold weather, too tightly fitting
clothing defeats the first and great object
of wearing clothes and tends TO exhaust the
bodily strength and make IL unfit Tor work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
A Wit of the War.

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat
In our company during the civil war"
said Capt. T. E. Barlow of Milwaukee.
was a suffering sergeant named Thomas
and a chaplain named Chenautt, who was
exceedingly untidy in personal appearance.
The sergeant was a wit and gave the chap
lain no end of trouble. One cold day the
parson had preached over an hour, and AT
the close of his discourse asked any one
who felt serious to come forward. The SER
geant went at once. DO you really feel
serious?' asked the chaplain, rather doubt
full of his convert. 'Se-se-serious. / sh-sh-
should say i / di-did Any m-man wwould
feel s-se-seriouS to s-s-sit on a c-ca-cake OF
ice t-t-two hours and h-he-hear y-you PIP.
preach was the reply. On another occa-
SIGN. at mess, the sergeant began to eat
before the chaplain had asked the accus-
toned blessing. Extending his hands over
the table the chaplain said: Pause, SER
geant, pause Yves, i s-s-see EN-. DID.
Odd dirty ones. too
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
Rainy Day Dreas.

From the Philadelphia Times
The question of rainy day dress has re-
ceived much attention, but some women
have objected to the skirt, which must be
short enough to keep the dress out Of the
mud. This objection is somewhat irrational,
as any person out on a rainy day Knows
that in lifting the dress much more Of the
ankle is exposed than was intended. What
could be more modest than a skirt of dark
rain-proof serge reaching to the ankles and
met by high buttoned leggings Of the same
color; coat of the same goods and hat
of the same would not be conspicuous and
would be becoming, economical and labor
saving. Nothing puts a WON IN in such a
bad temper as to be obliged 10 brush the
mud from the skirts, and surely nothing is
likely to cause one to contract a cold as
the Tapping of bedraggled skirts against
ones ankles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
A street Barber.

At last we see high, arched impressive
gateway, and we have reached the wall;
the thickness of the wall 1t seems a little
tunnel, and we are within the old,
old city, where the roofs are grass
grown. and the streets quite huddled with
carved arches N red and gold. dingy with
antiquity. We climb up an inclined plane
of worn and loosening brick on the inner
side of the wall. in order to reach the pa
goda-lke tower OF the gateway. where we
can get a sweeping view of the four miles
of wall forming a square, with a pagoda-
crowned gateway at each angle. Leaning
over the balcony, we watch the stream of
life rushing through the street beneath. A
picture most harmonious with the quaint
setting is mandarin procession winding
through the dusky entrance. bound. per-
haps, for the palace of Ii Wung Chang.
The tasseled palanQuin, jealousy closed; ;
the palanquin bearers, the scarlet canopy
and gaily dressed canopy bearers, the long
retinue of piratical-looking attendants. seem
to belong to days of yore. We are sorry
that We must waken from our medieval
dream and turn away from the beautiful
venerable wall. The creweles have fallen,
in some places, and the bricks on the inner
side are crumbling and dropping out. but
there Is still the broad walk around the
parapet and many feet of thickness remain
intact.
A Fatal Ride.
Leaving the official city. we return to
the settlement by the route over which a
lovely sixteen-year-old bride, the daugh-
ter of a wealthy Russian in the foreign
town, was carried in her sedan chair the
night of the frightful massacre. She and
her husband had been dining with friends
in the Old City and 1t was late in the even
Ing when. unconscious of danger they start
ed on their return. They had traversed
only a small part of the homeward dis
lance when they found the streets swarm
ing with human furies and blazing with the
burning French Church and convent. Es-
cape was impossible. They were dragged
away from their attendants and fiendshly
murdered.
Although the glare of the fires in the d.
rection of the French consulate-which was
then in the Old City-had reused fears in
the settlement, nothing was known of the
riot until a Chinese servant, faithful
attendant of the poor little bride ran to
the father and mother DIT home with the
gruesome tidings. lie told. also. the plan
of the mob leaders for burning and murder
ing the settlement. This Information came
in lime for preparation for defense, ana
European Tientsin was saved,
ALETHE LOWBER CRAIG.
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The Living Words of the Dead States.
From the Toronto Empire.
ION the proposed monument to Hon. Jeremiah
Rusk il would seem better to record his home
worth otherwise than in the Latin tOngue.-Bosto
HeraldD
The railroad men had struck. and fools
Cried loud for troops TO quell a riot;
But Rusk said Arms are Satan's tools;
Can troops keep starving workmen quiet?
I'll save some blood by sending bread:
The risk Of murder-Pl not run it,
When thanked for this. he simply said:
Il seen my duty, and done it,
A better boast was never heard
He was not blinded in the furry;
What matter If his noble word
Could not be parsed by Lindley Murray?
Some their duty, but. fOrsooth.
Are somehow strangely apt to shun it;
All praise to him who said with truth:
Il seen my duty, and done 1t.
Rough. ready. reasoning Rusks at rest!
They weep who at his jokes made merryI
The rich man his friend confessed
The poor man mOurns for Uncle Jerry.'
He loved applause. but duty more:
He did not cringe for love, but won 1t
Grave this. instead of learned lore
Il seen my duty. and done IT.
HARRY A. WOODWORTH.
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Her Great sorrow.

FROM PUCK.
The clay-eating Indian was at no pains
to conceal his dissatisfaction.
Away he cried, with a contemptuous
gesture.
His wife sighed.
"Ah, me!' she murmured: "since my lord
went to the worlds fair. and got a taste
of the Chicago drinking water, 1 can pre-
pare no food to suit him.
Hastily brushing away a tear she pro-
ceeded patiently with her tenthold duties