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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-11
PREACHING DRESS REFORM TO woME

PREACHING DRESS REFORM TO WOMEN.
Miss Millington Lathbury, who gained
for herself great distinction at Oxford a
short time since. is delivering free lec-
lures at the British Museum. The sub
ject of the first is to be Greek dress, and
Miss Lathbury is to have lay figure to
assist her. The figure will be clad in
'hose flowing robes which are the dream
Of every tall, graceful woman, but which
cannot be worn by short ones. The sub
iect of the second lecture is no less in
teresting. It is marriage and life of the
women in ancient Greece. The third
treats of Greek ideas of death and Greek
funeral costumes. Miss Lathbury is
pretty and has sweet voice. So she is
pretty sure to be public success
Chicago Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-11
@WHEN you buy Dickens works for

"WHEN you buy Dickens works for
a dollar you are getting brain work
mighty cheap" says the Boston News.
Similarly, it might have added, when
you pay several times as much for a
copy of Society as I Have Found 1t,
you are getting mighty cheap brain
work
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-11

Rum and debauchery and bad politics are
more rapidly working the destruction Of our
American cities that sin OF any kind and all
kinds worked for the destruction Of the cities
of Africa, once so mighty and now SO pros
trate. But their gods were idols, and could
: do nothing except for debasement. Our
God made the heavens and sent His Son to
redeem the nations. And our cities will not
90 down, and our nations will not perish be-
cause the gospel is going to triumph. For
ward! all schools aud colleges ani churches!
Forward all reformatory and missionary
organizations. Forward all the influences
marshaled to bless the world. Let our mod
ern European ami American cities listen to
the voice Of those ancient cities resurrected,
and by hammer and chisel and crowbar be
compeled to speak.
I notice the voice of those ancient cities is
hoarse from the exposure OF forty centuries
and they accentuate slowly with lips that
we're palsied for ages, but all together those
cities along the Nile intone these words:
Hear us, for we are very old, and it is hard
for us to speak. We were wise long before
Athens learned her first lesson. We sailei
our ships while yet navigation was unborn.
These obe.isSs, these pyramids, these fallen
pillars, these wrecked temples these colossi
Of black granite, these wrecked sarcophagi
under the brow of the hills, tell You Of what
I was in grandeur ami Of what am coming
down to be. We sinned AMI We fell. Our
learning could not save Us Sea those
half obiterated hieroglyphicS on wonder
wall. Oar architecture could not save
Us. Sea the painted columns OF
Pniie, and the shattered temple OF Esnel.
Our ECroeS could not save Us. Witness
Menes, Diodorus, Rameses and Ptoemy.
Our Gods Ammon and Osiris could not save
us. Sse their fallen temples all along the
four thousand miles OF Nile On, ye modern
cities get some other God; God who can
help, God wno can pardon, q God who can
save. Called up as we arc for little while
to give testimony, again the sands Of the
desert will bury us. Ashes to ashes, dust to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-11

"WHEN some men pay their preach
er they feel as though they were pay
ing a gas bill," remarks the Rams
Horn. Well, with all due respect to
the many brilliant clergymen who
occupy American pulpits, possibly
some Of these men are right regard
ing the others.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-11

TulerS
This ride along the Nile is one of the most
solemn and impressive rides OF all my life
time, and our emotions deepened as the cur
tains Of the night fall upon all surround
ings. But we spall not be satisfied until we
can take ship ana pass right out upon
these wondrous waters and between the
banks crowned with the story of empires.
According to the lead pencil mark in my
Bible it was Thanksgiving day morning,
/. November 90, 1889, that with my family
and friends We stepped aboard the steamer
on the Nile. The Mohanmedan call to
prayers had been sounded by the priests Of
that religion, the Muezzins, from the four
hundred mosques of Cairo as the cry went
out: ''God is great. I bear witness that
there is no God but God. I bear witness
that Mohammed is the apostle Of God. Come
to prayers. Come to salvation. God is great.
There IS no other but God. Prayers are bet
ter than Sleep"
The sky and city and palm groves and river
shipping were bathed in the light. 1t was
not much Of craft that we boarded. It
would not be hailed on any OF our rivers
with any rapture of admiration. 1t fortu-
nately had but little speed for twice we ran
aground and the sailors jumped into the
water and on their shoulders pushed her out.
But what yacht of 2ayest sportsman, what
deck OF swittest ocean queen could give such
thrill Of rapture as sail on the Nile? The
pyramids in sight, tae remains of cities that
are now only name, the villages thronged
with population. Both banks crowded. with
historical deeds Of forty or sixty centuries.
Oh. what book the Bible is when read on
the NieI
AS we slowly move I'D the majestic river
see on each bank the wheels, the pumps, the
buckets for irrigation, and see q man with
his foot on the treadle of wheel that fetches
up the water for garden, and then for the
first time understand that passage in
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
The Railroad Boys Holiday.

The railroad picnic at Detroit last Sat
urday was big success. Fully thous-
and people we're IN attendance, and
everybody had great time. The Fargo
Republican gives the following result of
some of the contests, which were wit
messed by large crowd of people and
provoked unbounded merriment:
One hundred yard foot race-Won by
N. A. Gray, fireman, of Bismarck. r. r.
Abbott, Fargo shops machinery depart
ment, second money.
One hundred yard boys race-Won by
Perry Cannegan of jamestown, call boy;
Chas. Blssonette OF jamestown, second
money. ....
Three legged race-Won by J. E..
Hogan and N. A. Gray; G. w. Paul
second money.
Sack race-Won by Fred Mclean,
section man, Eckleson; Il. A. Prindle,
second money.
Tug of war-Won by jamestown boys.
Lewis Hicks, with his 22O pounds, de-
serted his Fargo friends and pulled the
jamestown boys out of the hole. The
Fargo boys are waiting till Lewis runs
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
Afraid Of HOppers.

It is feared that conditions are right
this year in Minnesota to witness grass
hopper RAID. Several weeks ago farmers
in the western and central parts were
complaining Of the appearance Of the
young hoppers in the wheat. As the
season advances the reports are becom-
ing more numerous, but as yet no seri-
GUS cause for alarm has been announced.
A dispatch in the Minneapolis Tribune
described the state of affairs in two
townships near Pelican Rapids. The
telegram says: "The grasshoppers con-
sist of the army of Colorado hoppers and
our native hoppers. They are eating up
the grain here very fast. The growing
crops of grain in some fields are now one
half consumed, and in spots the fields are
bare. The radius of these pests is now
SO small they can be caught within 10
days. Half of these army hoppers will
drop their shells and rise and cover our
beautiful state with eggs.
''There are enough OF these hoppers
here now already hatched to lay eggs
this year to breed hoppers enough next
year to eat one-half OF all the crops in
Minnesota. Prompt action by the state
county and town officials is the only way
to check the ravages Of these numberless
pests in our midst"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
for sheriff again, when they propose to
pull string" on Lewis to square the
account.
ClOu0burSts.

One Of the most curious phenomenons
witnessed Of late in the rainfall Of North
Dakota, is the cloudburst. These occur
rencss are rather frequent and are report
ed in many different Localities in the state.
Their duration ls short, but while the
cloud is emptying itself the water falls a.
in deluge. In one portion of Benson
county last year, where cloud burst
deposited it's unusual burden of water,
the crops in the locality we're simply
immense, while the neighboring fields
were bare. The extent of ground covered
by the cloudburst is very limited. A
Burleigh county farmer tells the Bis
marck Tribune that cloudbnrst near
his ranch last Sunday sent the water
down with rush. He said: 'Fortu.
nately, our sheep we're out of the corrals.
Almost four feet of water stood in them
and had the burst occurred during the
night all our sheep would have been
drowned. My herders were compelled
to swim for their suppers. am always
ready to welcome rain, but want 1t
little more evenly distributed"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
or State Interest.

Bismarck Tribune: The Upson Farm
ing company is a new corporation to
enter the state for the purpose of carry
ing on it's business. 1t is new in name
only, the objects of the association being
the operation of large farm near Cum.
mings. Cass county. The capital of the
concern Is fixed at $125,O0O and by the
articles the term OF its life is fifty years.
The main stockholders reside in Cor:
necticut and New York. The corpora
tion is chartered by the state of New
Jersey, which is the easiest state in the
Union to procure such an article from.
It is stated that the reason the corpora
tion was organized under the laws of that
commonwealth was to escape the tax OF
this state, which IN this case would have
amounted to s425, but by complying
with the New Jersey statute they save
nearly two thirds OF this sum and have a
charter for thirty years longer than
North Dakota permits. Mr.. NJ. Upaon
is appointed the resident agent for the
service OF process, etc.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
Pepper Grass Pest.

Hon. N. K. Hubbard of Fargo, spent
the day in Jamestown. He said that in
a recent trip over greater portion Of
the state he heard of good many COM
plants about pepper grass injuring crops
especially on summer fallowed ground.
This ground is generally looked to az
yielding the best grain, but If reports
are true large number of these fields
Will not give half crop this season.
This noxious weed is new deal to most
farmers. The pepper grass is very
common plant found by the wayeide and
IN door Yards. readily takes possession of
poorly cultivated or waste lands. 1t
bears at the top Of q much branched
stem spikes covered by great number
Of fiat seed pods, somewhat smaller and
more nearly circular in outline than
those of the shepherds purse. The
flowers of this plant are very minute and
of green color, so inconspicuous that
only the seed pods are noticeable.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
Sheep Poisoned.

A large sheep grower of Grand Forks
county. while driving band of 1900
sheep through Nelson county last week
lost 200 in few hours. It was supposed
they had been eating some species Of
poison weed, and the botonist of the
North Dakota agricultural college was
telegraphed the facts and requested to
visit the locality and examine the sup
posed cause of death. Farmers in the
nelghborhood Of where the sheep died
have differentexplanation however. They
say that large quantities OF gopher poison
have been distributed this spring, and
that the sheep have evidently been eat
ing around the holes of the gophers.
This seems to be the most reasonable ex-
PLANTATION, and it may serve as pointer
to farmers who have sheep and have put
out gopner poison.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
Rocky Mountain Locusts.

The North Dakota agricultural college
has received dispatch from Supt. jerks
of the Great Northern, stating that
Rocky Mountain locusts had appeared
near Larimore. on the company's lines.
President Stockbridge said to an Argus
reporter that he had detailed Prof.
Waldron of the staff, to so to Larimore,
investigate, and report what the local
conditions are. II necessary, said the
president, we will have an agent of the
department of agriculture here within
forty-eight hours, as we will have to act
under the national law, as North Dakota
has no state law on this subject. If there
is danger we intend to give the state all
the protection possible
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25

gifted vocal artists. She was accompan.
led on the piano by Mrs. Klapp and on the
violin by Prof. Iunstall. The second
half OF the program was opened with q
piano solo bY Mrs. +. Knapp, which was
rendered as f;,lltlessly as usual by this
talented lady. Mrs. E. j. Schwellenbach
sang "Who's Mt my window" in such an
effective manner that she was compelled
to respond to an encore. There ls an un.
mlstakable charm in Mrs. Schwellen.
bach's singing, which Is at once commu.
nicated to her hearers. Her voice is re-
markably sweet and expressive. Mrs. B.
p. Tilden was the accompanied to this
number in both selections.
At this stage of the proceedings, Hon
E. w. Camp Of the board OF education,
was introduced and made brief and
happy address to the graduating class,
rendering them the compliments and
best wishes of the board. Superlnten.
dent Fisher made a short address to the
class. He then presented the diplomas
to the graduates.
The gold watch given as prize by r.
@. Thorold, Esq, to the student OF the
graduating class who stood the highest
in class work, was awarded to Miss
Winnie Wade, daughter of I. G. Wade
The young lady modestly received the
handsome emblem of her success and
accepted the same in appropriate terms
the rivalry for the watch had been a
severe but friendly one. Miss Wade won
only by a small fraction, her average be.
ing 1928. Tier nearly victorious compet.
itor and friend in the race, was Miss Rae
Bigelow, whose average was 95l7.
The struggle for this token of school
day triumph has been one of the inter
sting events OF the high school year.
When it became apparent that the prize
lay between two young ladies, who we're
so evenly matched, IN ability and determ'
ination to win, the result acquired a still
deeper interest. Both contestants were
most rigidly and impartially marked by
Miss Sullivan, the accomplished princi-
pal OF the high school, who has infused a
strong spirit OF honorable rivalry and
good conduct into the students of the
school, and to whose earnest efforts the
evident progress made in that depart.
ment is largely due.
Each graduate WIS the recipient of q
great many handsome boquets, sent by
admirlng friends. When the exercises
closed the pupils and teachers were
nearly obscured behind an embankment
of beautiful flowers.
After the more formal proceedings in
the Opera hall we're over the class and a
number OF invited guests, adjourned to a
delightful banquet at gymnasium hall,
whore the pleasant events Of the school
year, with pleasures remembered and
difficulties forgotten. we're commemor-
atad in an occasion that will long be
green IN the memories of all present
Plates were laid for 80. Music and
dancing followed the supper.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
Wanted u Pint Alike.

An exchange in one of the northern
counties of the state tells the following
story IT Norwegian who undoubtedly
votes the prohibition ticket:
"We " ont vouch for it, but it is said
that Norwegian went up to the post
office window the other day and asked
for Pint Alike. Marion Harris didn't
quite understand what he said, but after
several unsuccessful attempts to locate
a letter for Pint Alike, he took tumble
to himself and sent Norsk down the
street, telling him that Uncle Sam didn't
deal in "wet goods"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
FARMS WITHOUT FARMERS.
Startling Figures as to the Aban-
ment of Massachusetts
Farm Lands.
The Railroad Boys Holiday at
Detroit, and Some of the Fun
They Had.
Two Hundred Sheep Supposed
to Have Been Killed by
Gopher Poison.
Abandoned Farms.

The report of abandoned farms in
ture in the twenty.frst annual report Of
the Massachusetts bureau of statistics.
The number of such abandonments has
reached 1,461, of which $50 are without
buildings. The aggregate acreage is
126,5O91 d, and the assessed valuation is
$1,076,328. Farms with buildings aggre-
gate 66,65O2 acres, the total valuation of
the property being S690,019; while the
farms without buildings aggregate 3d.
$751; acres and are valued at 1886, ,3O9.
The report shows that the abandonment
has been almost entirely confined to the
western half of the commonwealth. The
total assessed valuation OF abandoned
farms is largest in Worcester county, be.
ing s314,7 ,731, and Hampshire next with q
valuation of $132O72. The total valua-
tion OF abandoned farms in Mlddlesex
county is e117,797 Although the num-
Der OF such farms is relatively small IN
Berkshire county, the valuation Is $780,
745, and in Franklin s117 ,435. Hanpden
follows with S116,343.
The estimated market value per acre
of abandoned farms ranges from 81
to Sl4O. Comparing the acreage
of abandoned farms with the
acreage OF all farms as
returned in the census of 1885, ex.
cluding those within the limit of cities,
the relative amount of farm land which
has been abandoned may be determined.
The proportion for the state is found to
be 3.45 per cent. That Is to say, out of
the aggregate acreage of all farms, not
including those within city limits or in
the six towns from which no return re-
specting abandoned farms was received
namely. 1861, 1925 acres, as shown by
the census of 1885, 126, ,5O94 acres have
been abandoned, being 3.45 acres IN every
100 acres of farm land in the towns. In
the proportion of farm land that has
been abandoned Hampshire county leads
the total acreage Of all the farm land in
the towns Of Hampshire, being BIG, AZ,
while q ,672 acres have been abandoned
or 6.65 per cent. Next comes the towns
OF Hampden county, having q total farm
acreage OF 3OO,736&. with 1886 acres
abandoned, or $50 per cent. Third in
line are found the towns in Berkshire
county, with 547.6694 acres. p, ,399 acres
being abandoned, or per cent. In this
comparison Franklin county stands
fourth; it's total farm acreage in towns
being 83,756b, Of which 1878, have
been abandoned, or 4.S9 per cent. Wor-
cester county stands fifth in the line. In
two counties only, Nantucket ana Suf-
folk, there are no abandoned farms, while
Essex county reports but two.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
jamestown MasOns HonOred.

The Masonic grand bodies Of the state
met in Fargo last week. Quite a num-
Der Of jamestown Masons we're present
and were honored with grand offices.
Frank ingalls, was elected G. H. P. of
the grand chapter, r. E. Wallace, D. G.
c. and G. E. Blackwell S. T. Of the Grand
Commandery, Geo. L. McGregor carried
of two offces-R. A. G. in the Chapter
and G. s. D. in the Grand Lodge-and
T. F. Branch, G G. in the Grand Chapter
The jamestown Masons have reason to
feel pleased at the recognition they re.
ceived.
The election of Frank ingalls, to the
Office of Grand High Priest of the
Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons OF
North Dakota is we'll deserved recog-
nition Of his Masonic ability, and the in.
terest he has at all times taken in
Masonry. Mr.. ingalls, was made
Mason in Amity lodge of Danvers, Mass,
in 1875 and was exalted in Holton
chapter of the same place in 1876. He
was one of the charter members of the
jamestown Chapter, also charter men,
Der Of Lady Washington Chapter O. E.
s. He was Grand Scribe of the old
Grand Chapter OF the territory of Da-
kota and at the time the territory and
chapter we're divided he assisted in the
organization of the new Grand Chapter
for North Dakota. The present Grand
High Priest Of Massachusetts was also a
member Of Holton Chapter of Danvers,
at the time Mr.. ingalls, was exalted.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
Tournament Topics.

Fargo was literally over-run with vlsi-
tors Thursday. 1t is estimated that
there were over $4,000 strangers in the
city. The combined hotel capacity of
Fargo and Mocrhead was unequal to the
accommodation OF the multitude. The
halls and parlors OF all the hotels were
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
As to Unitarians

Mr. EditOr:--In recent sermon given
by Rev. j. ID. Whitelaw he took occasion
to attack the Unitarian denomination IN
q way that certainly calls for an answer.
In the first place he made the state
ment that there we're only 10000 Uuitar-
ians. On being asked his authority for
his figures he admitted that he received
them "from an eminent evangelical
clergyman" hardly fair authority to
my mind. 1t is difficult matter to get
at the exact number, as they do not take
the pains to get figures that onr orthodox
friends do.
In 1880 there were about 415 Unitarian
churches in this country. Many Of them
very large ones and it is fair to presume
that the membership would be largely in
excess Of the number given by the rev.
ernd gentleman. Again he says that
Unitarianism is not growing. To this
there can be but one answer: he either
wilfully .misrepresented the case or else
he was speaking on subject on which
he was not posted.
Distinct Unitarianlsm began IN this
country in 1919, but it was not until
1865 when the "National conference"
was organized that any special effort
was made to spread it's faith. I now
quote from the secretary Of the Ameri-
can Unitarian association, which is GER
tainly the best authority obtainable.
1--WE now have over 43O parishes and
had we ministers and means enough to
meet the perpetually increasing demands
there would be no difficulty in adding
from so to 100 parishes this year. Never
was the Unitarian church growing so
rapidly as today IN interest, enthusiasm
and the number of it's churches"
Right here let me say that the Unita-
rian church would grow much more
rapidly If it asked for and received tinan-
cially the help from evangelical people
that they so freely asked of it. Mr..
Whitelaw asks why it is that more do
not attend the Unitarian church if they
consider the Evangelical doctrine wrong.
One great reason is that many Of the
orthodox ministers are so liberal that
there is no occasion for liberal church.
We had minister of that kind here not
long ago, and bis congregation was as
large as any outside Of the Roman
Catholic.
Look at our prominent men. Among
the presidents who we're Unitarians
were, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson.
J.Q. Adams and Millard Fillmore. For
historians We find Motley, Parkman and
Prescott. Poets. Bryant, Longfellow,
Lowell, Holmes and Whittier. In fact
there is no doubt that in every depart
ment of literary life Unitarlans have
always filled a prominent place.
Gladstone said the most over.repre.
sented body in Parliament was the Uni
tartan body and 1t is likely 10 remain 90
az long as the Unitarian body contains
such an immense number Of thoughtful,
intelligent, ibelty-loving minds. In.
stead of belittling US would it not be
better to give us credit for what little
we can to help our fellow men and make
the world better. F. H. CHAPMAN.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
Teachers Examination.

Teachers EX0mtnatiOn.
At the court house. July 10th. Appli-
cants will come supplied with necessary
stationery, promptly at 8 o'clock.
T. S. WADswoarH.