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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12
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.-..di.-h RECIPES.

: Sweet Potatoes and rub
large sweet potatoes clean, boil until
tender, peel. split in halves, lay in
pan, sprinkle with brown sugar and
lay bits of butter over them. Set in q
very hot oven until brown. V
~ Corn. Mullins One egg, one tescup
OF sour milk, one cup of cornmeal,
one.half cup of flour, one tablespoon of
sugar, one tablespoon OF lard, one-haf
teaspoon of salt, one-half teaspoon of
soda dissolved in one tablespoon OF
water. Mix and bake in gem pans in
q hot oven. ~~. >-Assss&sssasss
Lemon Dumplings-Mix half \
pound of bread crumbs with quarter
of pound of shredded and chopped
suet and quarter of q pound of brown
sugar. Beat two eggs and add a
tablespoonful of lemon juice, pour
these over the dry mixture, work we'll
until all is thoroughly moistened,
pack into egg cups that have been
brushed with butter, stand in a steamer
and steam for one hour. Turn out,
dust with sugar and serve with sauce.
Coffee Custard in Cups-Mix well
eight egg yolks with eight ounces OF
sugar; dilute with six custard cups OF
boiling milk and a good cupful of
black coffee; pass through fine
strainer, fill the cups and put them in
a low pan with boiling water to half
their height take off the froth that
may rise to the surface, cover the pan,
and let simmer gently for twenty
minutes. When the custard is we'll
set, let cool in the water, drain, wipe
the cups and serve cold.
Fried Graham Mush The day bes
fore using mix one cup graham aon
and one level teaspoonful of salt.
Make it into a thin paste with two
cups of cold water. Stir it, little at
time. into one quart of boiling,
frothing water. Cook fifteen minutes,
stirring often. Turn into buttered
tin with straight edges, and in the
morning take out of the mold and cut
in slices. Have ready frying-psn in
which has been melted one teaspoon
full of butter. Put in the mush and
fry slowly until a delicate brown.
Turn and put in another teaspoonfui
OF butter and brown. Serve with
maple sirup. Enough for two morn
ings.
Casserole of Rice and Meat-Boil
one cup of rice till tender. Chop
very fine half pound of any cold
meat season with half teaspoonful
of salt, one saltpoonful of pepper, one
fourth tesspoonful OF celery salt and
one teaspoonful of finely chopped
onion. Add one beaten egg, two
tablespoonfuls of fine cracker crumbs,
and moisten with e2ough hot water to
pack it easily. Butter small mold,
line the bottom and sides half an inch
deep with the rice, pack in the meat,
cover closely with rice and steam
forty.fve minutes. Loosen it around
the edge of the mold, turn it ont upon
a platter and pour tomato sauce over
IT,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12
THE RACE OF LIPE.

No man would think of maintaining high
speed encompassed with weights. The lads
who run for prize litter the course with
garments flung away in their eager haste.
There would be little difficulty in maintain
ing an intense and ardent spirit if We were
more faithful in dealing with the HABITS and
indu!gences which cling around us and i'm
pede our steps. Thousands Of Christians
are like water-logged vessels. They can
not sink but they are so saturated with in
consiStencies and worllliness and permitted
evil that they can only he towed with diff
Guilty into the celestial port.-Rey. F. B.
Never
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USES OF SALT.

A little salt rubbed on the cups win
remove tea stains.
Salt put into whitewash will make it
stick better.
Salt and water make an excellent
remedy for infsmed eyes.
Hemorrhsges of the lungs or stom-
sch are often checked by small doses
of salt.
Ginghams and cambrics rinsed in
salt and water will hold their color
and look brighter.
Neuralgia of the feet and limbs can
be cured by bathing night and morn
ing with salt and water as hot as can
be borne.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12
COTTON MILL FOR coLoREo PEOPLE.
The Experiment of Colored Operatives to
to Be Tried by Colored Capitalists.

to Be Tried by Colored Capitalists.
Colored capitalists are about to do what
white capitalists once thought of doing a
year or more ago, viz. build cotton mill
for the express purpose of manning It with
colored labor, and thus trying to settle the
disputed question of whether the colored
man would make good mill operative, The
term colored Capitalists" is perhaps large
one to use, however. though the leading
spirit in the enterprise, W. {. Coleman. OF
Concord, N. G.. is worth from $25, 600 to
$50,000, all of which he has made a: indus-
trial pursuits since the war. He explains
the scheme as follows:
II and other colored men are eDdeavorlhS
to secure subscriptions for enough stock to
build a mill here in Concord. wnich is the
second largest mill centre In the State.
where the experiment of working black
operatives in cotton mill will be :estei. II
necessary, we are satisfied that our white
friends will help us out with subscriptions.
but If possible we should like to have all the
stock taken by colored people. N order to
make the mill essentially and in Fact. co.
ored enterprise from beginning to enc.
There Is little doubt that the mill will be
built and put In operation this year. The
company will be formed very soon. and
suppose shall be the President OF It."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12
Ice Splinter Was Fatal,

Thomas Egan, aged forty years, a wealthy
hotel-keeper Of College Point, Long Island,
N. Y, died at his home there of blood pois-
oning. While cleaning ice his right forearm
was cut by a flying fragment. He said no
attention was paid to his arm until 1t sud-
denly began to swell. he soon grew violent
and had to be held forcibly in bed. The doc
tors think that some poisonous material must
have gotten into the nnt.
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GOD Knows OUR NEEDS.

God knows our needs before we ask.
Then what is prayer for? Not to inform
bim. nor to move him, unwillingly. to have
mercy. as if like some proud prince he re-
quirad certain amount Of recognition of
his greatness a. the price of his favors. But
to fit our own hearts by conscious need and
true desire and dependence to receive the
gifts which hn is ever willing to give, but
which we are not always fit to receive. AS
st. Augustine has it. the empty vessel is by
prayer carried to the full fountain. .-:Alexan-
der Mac!aren.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12
aped Connie Commit Suicide.

Louis Cradle and wife, an aged leo couple. le.
their prospects, committed suicide at Gales.
left explaining that they had committed sui
eide By mutual agreement and directing the
disposition OF Gradke's life iosuranca-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12
Novel Use for Photography.

Both the Prince and Princess of Wales have
had their hands pictured by the Roentgen
rays; the Princess seemed to snow no Signs
tn Homburp to reduce the hereditary taint.
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When you get into tight place. and
everything goes against you. til! it seems rs
ii you could not hold on a minute longer,
never give up then, for that's just the place
and time that the tide'll turn.-Ha-riet
Beech"r Stowe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12

The Good Literature Exchange,
Box 1913, Chicago, distributed last
year between $4,000 and 100000 pa
pers and magazines in hospitals, peni-
tentiaries, poor houses, missions, ETC..
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Your body is the dwelling-house of the
Spirit, and therefore. for the love ye carry
to the sweet guest. give due regard to His
house Of clay, for the house is not your own.
-Ruthford.
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Two little words are good for Christians
to learn and prartire--pray ard stay. Wait
ing on the Lord implics both praying and
Stayiur'
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4, E,.Hangman's Victory.

Berry. ex.hangman OF England, has recov-
ered S30 rom music hall manager as
weeks paw for the lecture on his hangnes
that be gives. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12

Samuel Minturn Peck, the Alabama p1et,
Is doing Europe on bicycle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-12

Abba. See in that genealogical table that
Joseph and Mary and the most ilustrious
Being that ever touched cur world or ever
will touch it had in their ancestral line
scsndslous Rehoboam ! and Rahab and
Thamar and Bathsheba. II this world is
ever to be Edenized and it Will be-all the
infected families Of the earth are to be re-
generated, and there will some one arise in
each family line and open O new genea-
logical table. There will be some Joseph to
arise in the line and reverse the evil in.
fluence Of Rehoboam. and there will be some
Mary to arise in the line aud reverse the
evil influence of Bathsheba. Perhaps
the star OF hope may point down
to your manager. Perhaps you are
to be the hero or the heroins that is
to put down the brakes and stop that
long line OF genealogical tendencies and
switch it of on another track from that on
which it has been running for century.
You do that, and VIII promise you rs fine
q palace rs the architect Of heaven can build.
the archway inscribed with the words, "More
than conqueror." But, whatever your her
edity, let me say you may be sons and daugh-
ters of the Lord God Almighty.
Estranged children from the homestead,
come back through the open gate of adop-
tion. There is royal blood in our veins;
there are crowns On our eScutcheon; our
be kings and queens unto God forever. Come
and sit down on the ivory bench OF the
palace. Come and wash in the fountains
that fall into the basins of crystal and ala
baster. Come and look out of tho uphols-
tered window upon gardens Of azalea and
amaranth. Hear the full burst OF the Or
chestra while you banquet with potentates
and victors. Oh, when the text sweeps back
ward, let it not stop OF the cradle that rocked
your infancy, but at the cradle that rocked
the first world, and when the text sweeps
forward lett not stop at your grave, but at
the throne on which you may reign for ever
and ever. "Whose son art thou, thou young
man?" Son of God! Heir Of immortality
Take your iuheritance!
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
All The Election News.

In these days, just before the Presi-
Dental election, the interest of all
readers centres in the news of the parti-
eipants Ia the great contest. The
throngs visiting Gov. Mckinley at Can
ton. the speeches of Mr.. Bryan, the uni
versal ralles-all these colnLaend special
attention from everyone, and the paper
which gives the best political news is
the one generally sought. The Boston
Journals admirable news service is un-
excelled and all the latest and most com
plete information from the political field
is TO be found in Its columns. The
alliance Of the Journal with The Asso,
slated Press gives connection with all
the morning papers Of Chicago, which Is
proving the centre of interest at the
present time. Consequently the Journal
gets all vital news there and its readers
are the gamers. In addition, the Journ-
al has its alliance with the Chicago
Tribune, Philadelphia Press, st. Louis
Globe-Democrat and Cincinnati CONNER
slal-Tribune, and its special correspond
ence Ia New York and the other great
cities, so that every field Is covered. Ga
the morning after election look out for
the Boston Journals complete report.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Probate Court.

Judge Boswell began the October term
OF Probate Court at the Probate office,
Tuesday morning at the usual hour.
The attendance of attorneys was hardly
up to the usual number but an average
volume Of business WAS transacted.
In the new business there were pre-
sented;
Accounts in estate of Amos Stevens.
Ansel Nickerson, Alvab Lord, Charles
Freeman. Wills of sherman ". Hap.
good, Josiah ". Quimby, Melinda
steward, Samuel 4. Bckford, DanVille
l.. Heald, Charles L. Getchell, Edna
Chapman, Samuel Bickford. Applca-
ton for husbanL's allowance from the
estate of Emma !. johnson. Petition
for authority 10 sell real estate in the
eases of Gee. w Snow, James Fuller.
Administration WAS asked for in the
estate of Rufus j. Mitchell.
John II. Mitchell was appointed admr.
of estate of George Mitchell; Sylvia
Snow, guardian of Geo. Il. Snow; East
man Hathorn, admr. of Betsey Perkins
Silas J.. Bray, admr. of Carl F. Bray
Chas. A. WILDER, admir- of Mary :. Day.
Herbert W. and Bessie NJ, Holway
We're adopted by Henry Merrill and wife
and their names were changed to Merrill.
On the cases pending: Widows allow
ance was granted from the estates of
Marquis l.. Balentine, Chalmers Jewett.
Charles G. Trafton, VIM. II. White. all
OF the estates in each case.
Henry l.. Corson was appointed exr.
of will of Lysander II. Corson, VIM K.
Jordan admr. of Lena j. Davis. Frank I.
Ross eXr. and trustee of estate of
Clarissa Ross.
The accounts in the estates of William
Barron, Rose \. Berry, John Burns,
Fred A. Hight. Samuel r. Record,
Albert :. Xix. Lewis Wyman. were
settled.
Authority to sell real estate WAS grant
ed in the eases of Thomas j. Blaisdell.
Mary a. Briggs, Hiram Burril, Benj
Carvile.
la Insolvency Court: Wan. w. Hardy
Was examined; examination ordered In
ease of John d. Wentworth; second
meetings orderedl in eases of Frank NJ.
Jones, john u. Wentworth, Joseph
Whittemore; petitions for discharge
entered in the cases Of Geo. ID. Robinson.
Selden j. Melvin, Geo. e. Good win.
(Fairtield), Cyrus IL. Goodrich, second
meetings held in the eases of W. X.
Atwood, Cyrus II. Goodrich. Geo. L.
Goodwin, Seiden j. Melvin. Morrill, [,
Rowe. sGaEs
Geo. c. sheldon was appointed assignee
of Ernest f. Atwood, Geo. NJ. Chapman
assignee of j. l.. Cowan, and of Wm.
lessor, +. l.. Topper assignee OF Charles
H. Richmond.
Discharge was granted 7. Albert
Wyman.
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HE SAVED THE BABIES.
But the Story Was Told In Two Widely
Different Ways.


Heroism and modesty proverbially go
hand in hand, but there are few more
striking examples of the combination
than that afforded by the captain of a
wrecking tug in New York harbor. His
own account Of the affair was thus set
down iii the tugs leg: Jan. 30-Left
Jersey City : a. NJ. Ice running heavy.
Captain Joe stepped leak in ferryboat. !"
Mr.. f. Hopkinson Smith, in his DAY at
Laguerre $, tells the story more fully.
The Hoboken ferryboat was stopped,
midway of its early passage, by the ice
pack. AT this JmrtJIc an ocean tug
boat crashed lite he1 side, cutting V
shaped cash heleW the water line. A
panic ensued among passengers and
crew. just then the wrecking tug Reli-
anoe ran alongside, and Captain Joe
Smith jumped en- board
He dropped into the engine room,
met the engineer half way up the lad
der, compelled him to return, dragged
the mattresses from the crews hunks,
stripped Off blankets, racks of clothes,
overalls, cotton waste and rags Of car
pet, cramming them into the great rent
left by the tugs eutwater until the
space Of each broken plank was replaced
except one. Through and over this
space the Water still combed, delugiag
the floors and smashing down between
the crossings into the hold below.
"Ag0tEer mattress. quickl All gone?
A blanket, then - carpet-anythingl
Quick. for Gods saker'
1t was useless Everything. even to
the OIL rags, had been used. Little by
little the Water gained, bursting opt
below, then on one side, only to be re-
calked ana only to rush in again.
Captain ice stood moment rs if un-
decided, then deliberately tore down
the top wall of calking he had so care
fully built up, and before the engineer
could protest had forced his own body
into the gap, with his arm outside,
level with TIE drifting ice.
An hour later the disabled ferryboat
was tOWed into the Hoboken slip with
every soul on board. When they lifted
Captain Joe from the wreck, he was un-
conscious and barely alive. The water
had frozen his blood, and the floating
ice had torn the flesh from his protrud-
ing arm from shoulder to wrist, When
the color Logan to creep back to his
cheeks, he opened his eyes and said to
the doctor who was winding the band
ages:
''Was any of them babies hurt?'
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Death of the Archbishop of Can
terbury.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, pri-
mate of all England, and Metropolitan,
Right Honorable and Most Rev. Edward
White Benson, ID. D., and privy coun-
cillor, died suddenly Sunday last while
attending divine services in the church
at Hawarden.
The archbishop was the guest of Mr..
Gladstone, through whom he was ap-
pointed to the archbishoprie of Canter-
bury, and in company with the Glad
stone family went to the Harwarden
church that morning.
After the services commenced a com
motion was noticed in the Gladstone
pew and Immediately thereafter the
church attendants were seen removing
the archbishop, who, it was supposed,
was suffering from fit. He was taken
to the rectory and medical assistance
was hastily summoned. The doctors
worked over him in vain and at II 40 he
died. The physicians state that death
was due to apoplexy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
The S. ~ NJ. Railroad.

1t appears that the suspension of work
on the Sebasticook Il Moosehead rail
road between Hartland and Harmony
left many of the Italian laborers that
were at work upon it stranded, without
money either to live upon or to defray
their expenses to New York. There
were about 70 of these laborers when
operations were suspended and all but
s of them some way managed to get
away, some of them by help of the town
of Harmony.
+. w. HoVey, treasurer, is represented
in the Lewiston journal as saying:
"There isn't anything especially new
to be said. We shall commence work
afresh next week we expect, and | think
can promise that the road will be com
pleted into Harmony before snow flies.
All talk that the road is to be purchased
by the Canadian Pacific is without foun-
dation. The present management ex-
poets to build the road and settle claims
as soon as the financing can be man.
aged"
1t appears that Town of HARMONY
bonds to the amount of $500, issued in
behalf of the road, were turned over to
Contractor Davis, but he has been UNI
able to realize on them up to this time.
There are some local creditors in Hart
land, Harmony and Mainstream. A
number Of creditors have placed their
cases with Hon. ID. ID. Stewart of St.
Adams, and Mr.. Steward is attaching
and claiming a lien on the road Law.
yer Manson of Pittsfield, also has claims
in his hands.
For most of the trouble the times are
answerable and only those who are after
loans on bonds of railroads and munich
palities understand how tightly money
is locked away from investment.
President Lancaster has announced
that he hopes he has met his last disap-
pointment and that the bonds can be
rolf tably placed at last.
The road bed is graded nearly to Har-
ny village and four and one-half miles
the road have rails and ballast.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
The Manufacture of Parafin.

Paraffin Is one of the most valuable
products of petroleum, and its manufae-
ture has been brought to such perfection
that it is scarcely possible to improve
upon it. BY the most approved processes
the wax is tedistilled for the purpose
Of reducing to the desired gravity and
crystallizing the wax Then the oil is
frozen by processes similar to those en-
ployed for producing artificial ice, The
apparatus foE this work IS Of the most
complete ard scientific construction.
Enormously powerful pumps force the
frozen oil into filter presses and convert
the wax into solid cake. The uses of
paraffin are manifold and every detail
of its manufacture is Of the greatest in
terest to all scientists. New York
Ledger
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
The Way of Orators.

Il wonder Why orators always have
to drink SO much water?" asked the in
nocent looking boarder
''On account of their burning lam
guage," said Asbury Peppers promptly.
but the fellow l was thinking OF, .
said the innocent looking boarder, twas
dealing solely in figures. "
Then the innocent one looked tri-
umphant until Mr.. Peppers came back
with the statement that they must have
been dry statistics Cincinnati En-
ouirer
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FrOSt-HaNtieD.

\ Wy pleas any gathering took place
at the home q NJ. and Mrs. Joseph
Frost Of Harmony on saturday evening.
OF. lo.h., on the occasion of the
m nriage of thcir SOL Llogd. to Miss
Nira F.. only daughter Of the late Dea.
Daniel Il. and Ro,e :. Hayden of Athens.
The bride WAS beautiful and attractive
in her navy blue serge trimmed with
wnlte lace and white satin ribbon The
groom Mas tasJetuly dressed in black
The best mau was NJ. Gustayus HAYDEN
and Miss Sadie Hayden. bridesmaids.
Mr.. Rose :. Hayden. mother of the
bride and Nj. Joseph Hayden and wife.
were among the relative, of the bride
present. The refreshments were bounti-
flu. The officiating Clergyman was Rev.
Y. b. Sweetlaud of Palmyra. The bride
and groom have the best wishes of their
many friends in Harmony and Athens.
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"Well, Tommie, hear you've got a
new baby at your house"
ayes. :"
II suppose it's red little chap, isn't
it?"
'"No, it's little yeller. cleveland
Leader
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15

An agriculturist Of Westphalia made
bet that 2 bees, released at distance
Of three miles from the hives at the
same time as 10 pigeons, would travel
over the ground as quickly as the birds.
The first bee entered the hive one quar-
ter of minute before the first pigeon
reached its columbary. Three other bees
arrived before the second pigeon, and
the remainder of the competitors reach
ed home simultaneously.
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"Was any of them babies hurt?"
DOLLY MADlSON'S TACT.
How She Placed at Ease Eattled Nisitt
at the White House.


How She Placed at Ease Ratified Visitor
at the White House.
1t was the tact and genuine kindli-
ness of Dolly Madison that made her
one of the most prominent American
women. Several episodes mentioned in
Mrs. Almon Goodwin's Life of Dolly
Madison are significant of this. At
one of her levees her attention was
drawn to rustic visitor, youth who
was evidently suffering all the torrents
Of en- barrassmont. He had at last ven
tured to help himself to cup of coffee,
when Mrs. Madison walked up and adj
dressed him. In the surprise of the mo-
ment the lad dropped the saucer and
strove to crowd the cup into his pocket.
His tactful hostess took no notice of tho
accident, except to observe that III such
crowd 10 one could avoid being jostled,
and straightVay turned the converse
ton to the boys family and ended by
sending her regards to his excellel t
mother and bidding the servant to bring
another cup of coffee.
On another occasion two old ladies
frC.n the county arrived at the White
House Will, the family were still at
breakfast. To the surprise of the rural
visitors, the woman they came to see APP
peared III a stuff dress Of dark gray
protected by "A large house wifely VIII e
apron and with a linen kerchief pinned
about her neck. Her simplicity of man
ner and attire completely swept away
their awe, and before parting one of
them found courage to ask, Perhaps
you wouldn't mind if l kissed you
Just to tell the folks aboutl"