The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-17

= Each year the people of Paris eat an
average of 2l 900 horses, 300 donkeys and
40 mules.
- In South America they bosst of
beetle that averages foot in length,
and butterflies IA inches from Tip to
tip"
It is estimated that on our globe,
which Is inhabited by 500, 600, 900 human
beings, there are 33,033,000 deaths every
year.
The late Mrs. Oliver Ames, whose
will was probated at Taunton, Mass,
few days ago, left 81 900, 900 to each OF her
five grandchildren.
1t is computed that the death rate Of
the world is 81 minute, and the birth
rate 10 a minute, and this seemingly
light percentage of gain Is sufficient to
give net increase Of population each
year of almost l, ,2O0,0 900 souls.
Trees are felled by electricity in the
great forests OF Galicia. For cutting
Comparatively soft wood the tool is in the
form of an auger, which is mounted on
carriage and is moved to and fro and re-
volved at the same time by small elec-
trio motor.
- Mr.. Nathan Strauss, of New York,
whose benevolence to the poor is we'll
known, proposes to establish bakery
to supply bread to the needy at cost. 1t
will be sold at from two to five cents
loaf. Mr. Strauss expects to have a
daily supply of 5000 loaves inside Of
week.
Ex-President Harrison was still af-
ficted, few years ago. with an annually
recurring attack of ivy poisoning. He
was iuoculated with the poison in the
South during the war. Owing to these
attacks bis face is swollen and he suffer-
ed from pains akin to those Of neuralgia.
- Young mon who were exploring an
immense cavern in Harding county,
Kentucky, few days ago, found in one
room five human skeletons and In anoth-
er place decayed box containing two
diamond rings, three pistols and'a lot OF
earrings and bracelets. With the skele-
tons we're two watches marked respect
lively, "R. G. A." and rs. J. Nick"
AT Yorkville, S. G., a few days ago,
huge joke was perpetrated. Five thou
Signor Gander leap from the top of the
stand pipe 10 the ground. At the ap-
pointed hour a crier announced that
Signor Gander had broke his leg, and
that Prof. Turkey would take his place,
whereupon turkey flew from tho top OF
the stand-pipe to the grouhd:
- State Constable Bladon who killed a
man in Spartanburg aud was shot him.
self seems to have reputation at his
home in Edgefeld. Tho Chronicle says !:
"The man who would appoint bloody
Jack Bladon a State constable-under
any circumstances whatsoever, even il
it were in the midst Of the millennium
is very bad and very wicked man.
That man is Ben Tillman. Wild, brutal,
ferocious, unreasoning, irresponsible as
Jack Bladon is, he has, however, kind
er heart than Ben Tillman.
The Shiloh Battlefield Associate n
has secured options on 2, 900 acres OF land,
including that on which the battle OF
Shiloh was fought in 1862, the purpose
being TO purchase this battlefield and con-
vert it into a national park. Congress
| will be asked to purchase the site. There
are buried there about 4, 900 Confedt rate
and large number of Federal soldiers.
The association will hold q two days re-
union on the battlefield on the 9th and 7th
OF next April.
| - There are $3.50 negro schools now
in the South, whero 2,250,0 negroes
| have learned to read, and most Of them tO
write. In the colored schools are 100000
pupils and 10000 negro teachers. There
are $50 schools for advanced education,
and 7 colleges administered by negro
presidents and faculties, aud OF these
presidents three were formerly slaves.
| There ar 154 negro editors, 25O lawyers,
740 physicians, and there are now educa.
ting themselves in European universities
247 negroes from the South.
| JACKSONVILLE, FLA, January S.-Dr.
George Center, prominent physician oil
| this county, committed suicide at
o'clock this morning at, his home on
Cedar Creek, six miles from the city.
DR.. Center had bean.a prarticing physi-
clan in this county tor several years.
| His office was in the city up to a few
months ago. Business became SO dull
that he determined to move out to the
country place OF bis wife and raise tobac-
co. His crops were not success, and he
became involved in debt and discouraged.
The worry drove him to suicide. After
eating break fast the doctor walked out on
the front porch of his residence, and a
few minutes alter reaching there blew
out his brains.
The doctors first wife died and he
married within three months, Mrs.
King, who, at the time OF her marriage
| 10 DR.. Center, had been out OF the Geor-
gia Lunatic Asylum only few months.
| Soon after her release from tie asylum
the unfortunate woman gave long story
| to the press, relative to the unjustness OF
her incarceration aud the horrible way
she was treated there. The story was
reproduced IN the Georgia papers and
resulted in an investigation by Governor
| Northen, the result of which investlga-
ton was substantially denial that Mrs.
| King had been treated badly.
Mrs. Center is very eccentric in manner
and speech, and her story OF the suicide
and the events Immediately preceding 1t
wouli be laughable but for the tragedy
involved. She says that the doctor arose
in q cheerful mood and aided her to make
her toilet.
The following letter was left by the
doctor for his wife:
"January s, 1S94.-My own Lula: This
farm life in Florida is too much or drag
for me, hence leave you to get better
man for yourself. You arc the best,
purest and most noble woman L ever
knew, and am doing you favor in
going to the unknown, so that you will
be free t. enjoy life as you should. DO
not shed tear over me, for am unwor-
thv of your future attention. DO not eX-
poet TO revive mo by getting medical
help, for I will take enough opium to
allay all pain and Georges pistol will do
the inal work.
"Adieu my Lest and only friend.