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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-04
A Narrow Escape.

"Speaking of mushrooms and toad
stools, gentlemen" chimed in Dumley,
ga friend of mine not long ago gathered
a quantity of what he supposed were
mushrooms, and took 'em home. His
wife cooked 'em, and the whole family
ate heartily of 'em."
"And did they all die 2" inquired the
crowd, very much shocked.
"No, they happened to be mushrooms,
you see," replied Dumley, with a far
away look in his eyes, "but it was mar
row escape. ."--New York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-04

Roland De We're will in future beware
of arouaing woman's wrath by such .
fendish proposal as to do her shopping
| for her,-B0ston Courier.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-04
Not Inquisitive.

A gentleman once saw boy peeling
the bark from one of his choice trees
with hatchet. The gentleman tried to
catch the boy, but the latter was too
quick for him, so that the farmer changed
his tactics.
"Come here, my little son." he said,
in soft, fute-like voice with counter
feited friendliness, leone here to Inc a
minute. want to tell you something"
mot yet" replied the recipient, 'lit-
tie boys like me don't need to know
everything."-Sy
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-04
Sherman Saved Joe Jefferson's Life.

Two plainly dressed men stood at the
clerks desk in the Fifth Avenue Hotel
last night. Everybody recognized them,
for the names and faces arc familiar
everywhere. The one was tall and erect,
with gri.zled beard, old derby hat, and
carelessly arranged necktic; the other
was smoothed. faced, with regular feat
ures, merry sparkling eyes, and jet black
hair combed to points that project over
his ears. They were William Tecumseh
Sherman and Joe Jefferson, the actor.
They were chatting gaily and evidently
enioying themselves. The famous soldier
and oscu!ator was telling stories. Turn
ing to third party i'll the group he said ::
zone of the most valiant achievements
of my life, which l look back to with
unalloyed pleasure, was the saving of
Joe's life. 1t occurred last summer. We
were both in the parlor upstairs talking
to some ladies. Joe had to leave early,
and excused himself. After he went
out l noticed bundle of manuscript on
the floor. 1 thought at first it belonged
to me, but finding mine safe hurried
out to the elevator after Joe. But he
had gone down by way of the stairs. I
halloed "Joe, Joe," but J e didn't hear
Inc. Iran down after him two steps at
a time. finally caught up with him,
and, handing him the manuscript, said :
Here, Joe, you've forgotten something.
"a serious expression spread over his
face as he took it and said in tremulous-
ly solemn and impressive voice: My
heavens, you've saved my lifen
ut was his autobiography, which he
was engaged upon at the time. ."-Ne~
York Snn.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08

RACES 49,
- RACES!
$500 In Purses $500
GRAND RACES
Will be held on the
Wells Race Track
Under the Auspices Of the
Wells Jockey Club,
OCT. 10 end ~. 1888.
OCT. 18th. .
FIRST RACE-One half m ls ds1b. Purse
$75 90. First Horse $50 90: Second $26 90.
SECOND RACE-Saddle Horse race that
never ran on track, 6OO-yarGs. Purse sos 90.
THIRD RACE-Th:ee-cr dash. Purse
500 60. First Horse $76 90: Second $25 90.
OCT. 18th:
FIRST RACE-One half mile and repeat.
Purse $500 90. First Horse $50 90; Second
SECOND RACE Six hundred yards. Purse
$50 90. First Horse $45 90; Second SIS 90.
THIED RACE-Qrarter mile dash. Prise
$40 90. First Horse $40 90; Second $40 90.
FOURTH RACE-Indian pony race. Purse
SO 90.
a1Three or more to enter and tSt or more to
start
S9Entrance fee Is per cent. Of purse.
~ Entries to close at 6 o'clock on the evening
prior to the races.
E. WOODRUFF, President,
A. FISHER, Secretary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
L TARIFF FOR THE RICH.

The chief difficulty in the way of
making clear and exhaustive COMPARE
sons between the variations of the Sen
ate tariff bill from the existing law and
the Mills bill is that in the Senate
measure the classification is in mos,
cases changed. But there is one car
dinal principle in the Democratic
scheme which is wholly absent from
he Republican plan of change. The
Mills bill seeks to make an equitable
distribution of the burden of taxation
by adopting ad valorem duties. The
Senate bill discriminates in favor Of
the wealthy classes by adopting specific
duties, or specific duties added to ad
valorem charges. The uniform effect
of this policy is to cheaper high priced
goods, or Injuries, to the rich and add
to the cost of goods to the poor.
Take tho wooden schedule as a SAM
pie. The present tariff taxes "woolen
cloths, wooden shawls and all manufac-
lures of wool of every description made
wholly or in part of wool (uot specially
enumerated or provided for) valued at
not exceeding 80 cents per pound, So
cents per pound and 35 per cent ad
valorem; valued at and above 80 cents
per pound, 35 cents per pound and 40
per cent ad valorem."
The Mills bill imposes a general tax
of 40 per cent ad valorem ON this class
of goods, ond no specific duty.
The Senate bill makes three classifi-
cations to fleece the masses. 1t will be
noted that the present tariff starts the
specific and ad valorem duty on good
'vslued at and not exceeding 80 cents
per pound" But the Senate bill starts
with goods valued OF 40 cents per
pound, which are taxed at IS cents per
pound and IS per cent ad valorem.
The Senate bill further adds to the
burdens of the masses. Goods valued
between 40 cents and 60 cents ad va
loren are taxed So cents specific and 40
per cent ad valorem, while goods above
60 cents per pound are taxed 40 cents
per pound and 40 per cent ad valor-
EN-.
Should the Senate bill become lao the
price Of common ,0oolen goods in San
francisco would advance over 90 per
cent.
The Senate bill discriminates in favor
OF the rich and uses a drag-net of taxa
ton to Cypress the poor. Examiner.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
mind, and now the chief nominee APP
pears destined to pass under the extin-
guisher F. Alta.
Editor Davis NaturaIised.

w. L. Davis, editor of the White
Pine News, announces that after hav-
ing exercised all the rights Of citizen
ship in California, Oregon and Nevada
for twenty years not shadow of a
doubt ever crossed his mind that he
was not legally entitled to do 30 until
last week. As soon as he discovered
there was any doubt he Immediately
applied for naturalization papers. Mr..
Davis was born in Ireland and landed
in New YorL when two years old in
company with an uncle who became
naturalized, which Mr.. Davis supposed
entitled him to citizenship. L Carson
Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
blaine Ahead.

The Chronicles account Of the
Blaine meeting at Detroit says: eat
the close of his speech three cheers
we're given for Blaine" There were
no cheers for Harrison, and Blaine
never once referred by name to the In
diana man in the course of his speech
OF $500 words. In the whole account
Of a column and third in the Chroni-
Gle no mention was made Of Harrison.
II the person reading it did not know
that some one else had been nominated
for the Presidency he would suppose
Blaine was the man running against
Cleveland Morton, the British bank
or, who is on the ticket with Harrison,
has already dropped out of the public
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08

Senator Ingalls, writes to friend that
the Republican tariff measure is a mis-
take. "My own impression was that it
would have been better to have gone
to the country with the bill as it passed
the House. The debate has been very
able, and public sentiment has crystal
lied. As it is, we shall have to attack
the Mills bill and defend our own. 1
agree with you in thinking the tariff
needs revision. but the time is too
short for intelligent action before adj
journment. New Haven, Conn,
Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
New York and Connections.

Some mild, harmless idiot writes in
the Philadelphia Press about "the vote
of Connecticut being governed by the
vote of Maine aud Vermont. This is
pure nonsense. The dominant influ-
ence in Connecticut, outside Of the
State, is New York city. The metrop.
oils is 30 placed with its vast popula-
ton that it may be accepted almost as
an axiom that as New York city goes
80 will go New York, Connecticut and
New Jersey. That is to say, the cleo
toral vote of those three States will de-
pend largely upon our Democratic ma
jotity. This was seen in 1880 and 1884,
and it looks ss If the incident would be
repeated at the November election -
NAV York Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08

At a meeting of the Philadelphia
Baptist Association at Bustleton, held
Wednesday, some little futter was
caused by letter from a church at
Lower Marion. which announced that
Robt. j. Burdette, the well-known
humorist, has been licensed to preach.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
just Received

Over two hundred new samples fol
custom made Spring and Summer Cloth.
ing.
If you want fine suit OF clothes made
to order, latest in style, perfect in Fl,
best in quality and cheapest in price
come and look at my samples. You
can't help being suited.
M. RE1HHART
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
ReaIstratlon Notice,

Notice is hereby given that the time
for the registration of the names of the
qualified electors in Sprucemont' Elec-
ton District for the General Election
to be held on the 9th Gay of November,
A. D. 1888. will expire at O'Clock P
NJ. on the Goth day of October, A. D.
1883.
FRANCIS J. KELLY,
Registry Agent Sprucemont Precinct
Sprucemont New. Oct 1, 1888.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
L ndortakin z.

Having purchased OF Brown e. Hos.
kins their interest in the Undertakin.
business, am now prepared TO atten,
to all calls In that line. I will also a.
tend to the repairing and upholsterir'
Of Furniture, etc. Shop on Commerois
street, next door to Brown g. Hoekips
old stand.
90. N. F, PETERSON.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
olive and Let Live.n

Those who desire to purchase the best
quality Of Groceries and Provisions are
referred to the above reliable house
where fair dealing and courteous treat
ment is the rule. Glassware, Tinwsre,
Stoneware, Nails etc. always in stock.
IL n. CHASE.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
warming to Trespnssers.

Warming TO TreSpasseTs.
All persons are hereby warned %
avoid fencing lands belonging TO th'
undersigned on the North Fork Of The
Humboldt river, also to refrain from
driving orr stock of our ranges in thai
vicinity. Trespassers will be prose-
cuted to the full extent of the law.
MURPHY & HILL,
Halleck, May 26, 1858.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
DIED..

BANKs:-In Elko, Nevada. Oct. 8. 1888,
. Mrs. Mary Ann Banks, aged 4e years.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
Dentistry.

Dentistry.
Dr.J j. Leek will be in Cherry
Creek, White Pine county, September
10th, Spruoemont. this county, Septem-
Der oath, and Wells, October 1st.
Persons desiring any kind of dentist
work will please note the dates as
will be on time promptly. All work
guaranteed, anil charges reasona-
Die.
9.S d & W I'm. DR.J. j. LEEK.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-08
AYERS
ChepryPeGt0ra]

In the earlier stages Of Consumption, Is
Invaluable. 1t will stop the coughing,
restore health to diseased tissues, and,
when administered in season, will always
effect o cure.
"Three winters ago, contracted a
severe cold, which developed rapidly into
Bronchitis and Consumption. i was so
weak that could not cit up; my form
was much emaciated, and I coughed in
cessantly. l tried several doctors. but
thei" efforts TO help me were powerless,
and all agreed that I was IN Consumption,
At last, a friend procured for me bottle
OF Ayers Cherry Pectoral, which l COM
menced using, and from the first dose
found relief. I continued taking it until
/ had used two bottles, which effectually
CURED FTE,
and I have since enjoyed perfect health. !"
). s. Bradley, Maiden, Mass.
PREPARED BY
DIR. ]. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by al Druggists.
Price 81; ST. bottles, &5.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07
KANSAS KOLLARY.
Barber county is shipping peaches ca

Barber county is shipping peaches east.
District court for Harvey county was
adjourned by the presiding judge for two
weeks from last Tuesday.
Newton society folk are doing their
best 10 make kirmess Of their local his
trionic talent this week. They will
doubtless succeed.
The Santa Fe contemplates putting in
water works at this point. The plant
viii cost in the neighboThood Of $4,000
and viii be for the exclusive use Of the
company-Newton Republican.
The FL Dorado Times announces the
death. on the 3ri inst. OF James Fisher,
lieutenant Of Co. X 18th Indiana infan-
try. He lost leg and sustained other
severe wounds in the war for the Union
II required three hundred and sixty
two ballots for the Republican senatorial
convention az Clay Center 10 decide who
should represent the district IN the state
senate. Hardness, Of Clay county, finally
won.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07
VERY COLD FACTS.

The Philadelphia Times, acknowledged
as one of the most important newspaper
supports that Cleveland has, in an edi-
torial in last Fridays issue, made state
ment the candor and honesty of which
will somewhat stagger the average DEM
ocratic editor. The Times says:
1t is reported from day to day in the
campaign that General Harrison publicly
declared, during the turbulent railway
strikes of 1877, that zone dollar a day
was enough FOR workingmen. As Gen
eral Harrison is never drunk and has
never been diotic, of course he never
said it. He has never been regarded as
specially sympathetic with industrial
people, but those who accuse HIM of
making such a declaration must do it in
ignorance or with deliberate intent to
falsify.
1t is reported from day to day that
General Harrison voted and spoke in
favor of the free admission of Chinese
labor to this country to destroy our home
labor. 1t is not true, and every man of
ordinary intelligence knows it to be
false. He voted against a Chinese bill
because it was in conflict with our treaty
obligation, and President Arthur vetoed
the bill on the same grounds. Whatever
may be his views on Chinese labor, he
did not speak or vote for its free admiS-
sion when in the senate.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07
THE RYPOCRITES.


\ Prohibition candidate for congress
in the Third district challenges Hon. b.
w. Perkins to a joint debate. Mr.. Per-
kins replies that as he is a Prohibitionist
there could be nothing TO debate, and adj
vises him to challenge the Democratic
or Union Labor candidate. as neither of
these men are Prohibitionists. But of
course the Prohibition candidates do not
want to say anything which might tend
to hurt the Democratic party. Mr.. Per-
kins advises the fools who would tear
down the Republican party as follows:
| have always understood it to be the
desire and aim of the reformer and evan
gellSt TO call the sinners and not the RICH
teous to repentance. and hence. if Mr.
Harvey is sincere in his professions, it
should be his aim and ambition TO convert
the unbelievers TO the doctrine of prohibi-
ton, and as the Republican party of Kan
saS has atteSted its loyalty to the cause of
prohl bition and good government in many
holly contested campaign. and as the
Democratic party opposed it in all these
measures of reform, all would naturally
suppose that in the candidates and party
utterances of the Democratic party Mr.
Harvey would find an opposition worthy
OF his best labors aud demanding his un-
tlrlng efforts. and If by his eloQuence aud
zeal he can convince the representatives of
that organization that the good of society
and the best interests of our country de-
manc that temperance and sobriety shall
prevail. boundless shall be his honor and
endless shall be his glory,
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07
The CAPITAL OF Brnzyi,

Rio is a succession Of disappointments.
The only really pretty place Is the Botan.
zeal garden, which serves to illustrate
what the whole city might be- All
varieties Of food are peddled about, the
vendors attracting attention by clapping
pieces Of wood together and utter.ug
peculiar cries. There are plenty Of street
car lines, and the cars are always crowasd.
Everybody reads morning paper going
down town, and an evening paper return
ing Humning birds are as numerous as
flies, and at night the afr is full of fire.
flies that look Ike q shower Of stars. Tho
women have a bilious hook. and are in
variably fat, while the men are Invariably
lean. Next 10 her complexion the ugliest
thing about Brazilian woman is her
voice. She never goes shopping. tho
servants doing it for her. or going 20 tho
shops and getting samples. from which
she makes her selections az home. She ia
famous for her embroidery. made by her
own hands. She is generally Intelligent.
learns readily and las considerable wit.
She never goes out alone to call on friends
and receives no gentlemen except In the
presence of husband or psrents.-Wu-
liam K. Curtis.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07

A Louisville, Ky gentleman has sug-
gested novel idea that may be worth
following up. In conversation with a
Chicago News reporter. he said:
when New York state goes TO killing
its criminals by electricity we ought TO
be able to finally determine whether or
not fatal flash of lightning does photo
graph surrounding things on the skin OF
The victim. have with my own eyes
seen on the shoulder of a man killed by
lightning IL Kentucky very fair repre-
sentation of tree. The main trunk and
the branches could be plainly made out
and the finer limbs and twigs Were par
tally distinct and partially blurred. AT
the time I was told by gentleman that
he had seen on the back Of woman who
was killed at Frankfort. IN 1855. clear
and unmistakable picture OF the fireplace
ner which she was standing when she
was struck with the fatal bolt. There
are. understand. number OF similar
authenticated cases on recod. and II the
New YORK doctors viii examine their
subjects for this very curious pheHoine-
non we may learn some interesting and
iQQQytaR, facss.s
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07
Profanity Ansar tbs xns,aa.

heard al Eagllshmaa. n7, not long
ago, tia. tia reason h liked 70 baAxxo-
GATED with q certain mkn In b.1sine,s- ~
though tia: rs&n Wa not very pyur. n IA
paying lin his salary. W., thst 10
Always spoke &c htza a. gsus1mnp. srad
never swore G. him Ano&2ses uuGn who
offered HIN ts<tsr position. be hessts.sA
20 go with because b pepYsrst his ecn-
vsrsatsoa with o~.hs. Eos sha. :hs
Engishrnan was zach . ts-der3oo4. b..
be DID Goa ike saeh rough iznguars. 10
said ths. II irT1:s1ed hka 90 hsvs q rssu
say 70 him. srea though lie meant 20 -
perfectly sraissl.. "WLers the b. hzrs
you been al ihis tirasy I.ws foxra. Of
sre~stng which, while intended 10 be cor
esAi, was nrrlsassnt
Hs did rot deny tia. Ezx;.zanen s~c-s,
bs: te ss.t L. never hsara esshs A-n1ss
tbs s&ros olAss Of Tagsiaknea - vsrs
Used By Axrsrs1E.s Of d, eaE4 -. OF
eourss you DO not ezpses - hs~ evorxa
Csc pssfans sxPzesssoas, Hss Al Zng1sh
woman win nss zse eng Of &c violent
WORDS tAs. even IN AnsS1eso Lady has u
her Vocabulary. Yes 49, sEsnd - Fay
hsn WOMAN 20 tic isx1 posns Of her IN
dcrsnce. bit che viii only b ''rsrsi. or.
Under urzsuauy s.runs sznosao1. VERY
yexst" / notice that tie youag Arerl-
cas- whose lives are devoted 20 tssata.sss~
English Eaazers arc very sen sunAer'
and tier gr-a. AHA seems to - self sap
prr~zlon- 7iey CONSIDER IT, b>k for, 10
ahow CIV sEo.ssp 6 s4s.,eSl4:1oxa1fna
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07
Cause Of Premature Acc.

II have 800 grsy hairs In ny head and
I'm only &C." said friend to mo. and
coming down in street cor another
friend took up the same theme and asked:
why is il we get old 30 quick In ,his
country could not say. not being old.
I'VE live Ia such hurry" Le said,
answering his own question. "All 40
think Of Is getting money IN this country.
IN the old country they think Of spending
II. l mean thai we arc reckless Of how
the money goes after NC get IL. and 81
we are extravagant and need raorcmoney
and strive harder TO got IL. and get old
young. believe there are moro lunatics
In this state Of New York with its fivs
and half millions than Ia al France
with its thirty seven millions. In France
a man regulates his spending. lie has 40
much income. lie makes IL 20 a. far -
il viii. and lives In a regular and m-thod-
ical fashion On that ba&is. Ho doesnt
grieve for more because be can get com
fort ont Of what hc has. But hero ne
arc 80 anxious TO make tia. NO neither
spend with economy nor get comfort cat
Of wha. we spend We waste cur
strength 70 get II. and thsn waste what
we gain, for we don't get the good Of II.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07

The Fiftieth congress lacks only
twelve days of being in session as longest
in the history of the country, i. e. three
hundred and stwo days. And yet the
work actually done that is calculated to
benefit the country might just as well
have been done in half the time. But
that is not the worst feature of the situa-
ton. Much Of the most important work
of the session remains to be done. Be-
yond the ordinary appropriations for the
current expenses of the government,
some of which bills have not yet been
acted upon, the controlling party in the
house, in which: such legislation must
originate, has done: nothing or proposed
nothing for the reduction of the surplus
in the treasury and the return of the ex-
cess of money horded there to thepeople.
Meantime they keep up the howl about
said money being withheld from the
channels of trade for the benefit of the
people. Oh, demagoguery, thou art an
Eli.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07
The Contract Let
Garden City Sentinel.

NaIUtI Nlt9 ctIIIIIItI
Captain William Anderson, general
manager of the Kansas City q Sabine
Pass railway is home from Europe, where
he has been in the interest of his road.
The contracts for the first 10 miles of
Kansas City have been let TO the well
known contractor. Mr. r. Z. Mccormick
of this city. The contract for sixty
miles of steel rails has been let TO the
Edgar Thompson steel company. They
are to be of the latest approved pattern
and will be sixty pounds to the yard.
Contracts for ninety miles of ties have
been let TO local parties along the of the
road. The delivery of these viii COM
mence the first of next week.
Wichita eagle., 1888-09-07

The Kansas City papers compliment
Hon. VIM. Warner, the representative
in congress from that district, for the
very able manner in which he has en-
gineered the Oklahoma bill, which now
bids fair to be passed by the PRESENT ses-
sion. Not only on this measure but on
every other affecting the interests of his
constituency, without regard to party,
he has shown himself faithful and la
borious, and his district will be the loser
by his declining to serve it beyond his
present term