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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-16

One of the latest developments of
Western civilization is club of young
women in Moberly, Mo-, who have or.
ganized 10.cent bank, into which they
put dime every time they are kissed,
the dime very appropriately being con.
tributed by the kisser.
France would have saved 1915, ,000,-
600 between 1882 and 1883, says the
Louisville Courier. Journal, if she had had
1,200,0 fewer men in her army during
that period, but as we have spent in the
same period on our army-including pen.
sions-$552, 100000, We cannot consider
France 80 very wasteful. We are, in
fact, as the Baltimore Sun says, spending
for military purposes as much as some
of the most powerful nations of Europe.
They have reason to spend, owing to the
political situation. We spend to keep a
party in power.
A curious plant grows in Arabia
called the laughing plant. 1t is of moder.
ate size, with bright yellow flowers, and
soft velvety pods, each of which contains
two or three seeds resembling black
beans. The natives frequently dry the
seeds and reduce them to powder. 1t is
said that dose of this powder produces
a similar effect to that of laughing gas.
1t causes the most sober person to dance,
shout and laugh in an extremely boiste-
rous manner, and to run about doing the
most ridiculous things for an interval OF
half an hour or more. As the effects OF
the powder wear off exhaustion sets in
and the person falls into deep sleep.
When be awakes several hours later be
has not the slightest recollection of any.
thing he did while under the influence
Of the drug.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-16
Why People Faint.

Painting, remarked leading physi-
clan, only results when the heart fails to
send the brain a sufficient supply of
blood. Painting is either partial or COM
plete, and in either case there may be a
warning OF what is coming, and in cases
1t has been known for some persons even
to have assumed favorable postures be-
fore losing consciousness.
The familiar symptoms are the turning
pale of the face, the eyes close, conscious
ness is lost, and the person falls. Then
the heart fails to send blood to the brain !;
it also fails to send it to the surface of the
body, and hence tho skin is pallid, cold,
and often clammy. Both the breathing
and the pulse may be imperceptible, and
the person may seem to be really dead.
Painting sometimes is serious affair,
and sometimes nsed in death.
In most cases, however, thoro is an i'll
hcrited nervous susceptibility. In any
case of faintness every obstacle to tho
freest action of the heart and lungs
should be removed by tho loosoning of
tho clothing. But the first thing is to
got the patient into recumbent posture
and flat on the back. If the person is in
a crowded assembly he should at onco
be taken into fresh air, but under no cir
cumstances should anything DO placed
under tho head. The moro common
form of fainting does not, rs has been cr-
roncously stated, necessarily tend to
shorten life.
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- 1t is said to be fact that but for
the litigious tendency of the negroes not
more than one.third of the lawyers in
some parts of the South could make
living.
-- The New York Sun says: "The use
of the razor as lethal weapon is curl
ously enough confined to negroes. No
white man can use it in an affray with.
out cutting his fingers of. In expIana-
ton of It's use, Inspector Byrnes once
said to me thatit undoubtedly arose from
the vocation of the negroes as BARRIERS.
Bnt this does not explain how such a
weapon can be used in melee without
injury to. the user. l have never seen 8
white man who would dare to make q
slash with it, for he knows that if the
blade fails to strike its object 1t must
close on the fingers that hold it. The
almost complete severing of Policeman
Sherman's head by razor in the hands
Of a negro recalls Poe's story Of a gorilla
that was armed with the same weapon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-16
Cotton Pickers' Strike.

NEW ORLEANS, September 6.-The
Times Democrats Galveston special gives
information concerning the organization
of colored cotton pickers' union, which
has agreed not to pick cotton after Sep
tember 2 for less than one dol
lar per hundred pounds and board
This organization has been perfected
through the Colored Alliance and numbers
more than half million, with thousands
being added every day throughout the
Southern States.
Col. R. A. Humphrey, general super
intendent of the Colored Alliance, admit.
ted the existence of this organization,
saying that it had been induced by the
organization some time ago of planters
and merchants in certain sections, nota-
bly, Memphis and Charleston, to reduce
prices for picking to very low standard,
and that the colored pickers had combin'
ed to protect themselves from this dicta-
ton, and he thought they would be able
to do so. It is learned that secret cir
cular has been mailed at Houston to every
Sub.Alliance throughout the cotton belt,
fixing the date when the strike of the
cotton pickers will be simultaneously
inaugurated and how it shall be conduct
ed.
NEW ORLEANS, September 6.-The
PicaYune's Houston, Texas, special says :
The headquarters of the Colored Nation
al Alliance of the United States is in this
city. Col. R. A. Humphrey, general su.
perintendent of the Colored Farmers
Alliance and Cotton Pickers' League, has
been actively at work in organizing COL
ored men for general strike all over the
South. To-day your correspondent OBJ
tanned copy of the secret circular which
Humphrey is having distributed by the
thousands all through the cotton States.
The following is the main feature of it q:
Whereas, the planters and spectators
above mentioned are firm in their demand
that you pick at starvation wages as offer.
cd by them, and leave your families to
suffer fearful consequences, placing to
your account the present low price OF
your cotton, aud, whereas, above six
hundred thousand pickers already have
bound themselves together In sacred COW
enant to pick no cotton for anyone except
their own before about November l at
less than one dollar per one hundred
pounds, with board; and whereas your
success depends upon your united action,
now
Therefore, I, R. M. Humphrey, by vir-
tue Of authority in me vested, do issue
this my solemn proclamation, being the
18th day of September, 1891, it being
Saturday, as the day upon which all our
people shall cease from and absolutely
stop picking cotton, except their own,
and shall pick no more before about No.
vember l, unless their just demands for
wages shall be sooner acceded to by
planters and others Interested.
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The Boy Was Loaded.

GREENsBURa, PA, Aug. 29.-Thurs.
day afternoon boy named Ray Floyd,
aged twelve years, living at Salina, met
with a peculiar accident. he had a
number of boxes of toy pistol caps in
his pocket, and started home. His
mother was waiting to punish him for
some act of disobedience, which she at
once proceeded to do. While chastising
him she struck him across the pocket
where the caps we're. An explosion
followed, and when the smoke cleared
away the boy stood there without q
stitch of clothing on him, and with bis
hips and sides burned in horrible man
mar.
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Train Robbers Use Dynamite.

ST.. LOUIS, September "A special
dispatch from Del Rio, Texas, to the
Post Dispatch says: Photographic advi-
ces from Samuel, Texas, small station
on the Southern Pacific Railroad, located
in thinly settled section, gives an &C
count of daring train robbery commit.
ted by six masked men at that place
shortly after midnight last night. ALI the
money and valuables in the safe in the
express car were seized by the robbers, as
we'll as several sacks of mail and register.
ed packages from the mail. The amount
of money obtained cannot be learned, but
will doubtless reach into tens of thou
sands.
The train was just pulling out from the
station when six masked men simultane>
ously mounted the engine, mail and ex-
press cars, two men for each of these po-
sitions. Over forty shots were fred, lite.
rally perforating the baggage and express
cars without injuripg anyone, when an
unexpected mode of procedure was
adopted, that of exploding dynamite
cartridge against small window in the
express car. The effect was 10 tear out
the window and damage the express car.
The express messenger was stunned, but
he recovered in a few minutes only to be
oyerpowered by the robbers and made to
give up his safe key. The train was de-
layed several hours.
The robbers took their time in doing
the job, showing the utmost GOODNESS and
exhibiting great nerve. Horses were in
readiness for them and on the completion
of the work the bandits rode rapidly
away and are now in Mexico, beyond the
reach of the authorities. The. sheriff Of
this city was telegraphed to secure posse
and give pursuit, a reward of $3.50 pei
capita being offered for the capture of the
robbers. He left at 10 o'clock this morn.
ing.
ST.. LOUIS, September A special
from San Antonio, Texas, says that the
bandits Who robbed the Southern Pacific
express train at Samuels on Tuesday
night secured more booty than first re-
ports of the robbery stated. In each
Wells. Fargo express car there are two
safes, one fo1 local buNiness and the Other
for through business. The latter is lock.
ed at Houston and opened here ; relocked
here and not reopened until 1t reaches
San Francisco. The messenger does moi
know what the combination is, and the
contents are generally very valuable. II
was this safe that the robbers blew open
The loss is therefore much heavier thar
at first reported. Instead of $4,000 it viii
reach 5000 and may 90 even higher
The manager of the Texas division admits
that the amount secured is over ten thou
sand dollars.
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- Tobacco merchants are said to han.
die larger amount Of ready money than
any other class of business men.
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at last takes possession or my MIND. l
realize that road to fortune opens be.
fore me if I choose to walk it.
The manuscript is confession of my
benefactor of swindliug practices perpe-
trated in business failure some years be-
fore. It gives full particulars of his
failure, the amount of money fraudu-
lently retained from creditors, the diff
ferent banks in which it was deposited
and the many aliases assumed. The
temptation to use my strangely acquired
knowledge for my own advantage is
great. All feeling Of gratitude is swept
away by the whisper OF erarice, and |
succumb to evil.
Apprising the generous man who has
been my friend of the fearful power l
hold, I compel him to surrender the
greater part of his fortune. Fear of ex-
posure is 30 great that he dare no! invoke
the protection of the law. His plead
ings for mercy, such as he once showed
me. are in vain. The leaven of evil i'm.
bibed in my years imprisonment has tax.
en- complete possession of me, and rises
higher as each demand for money is sue
cessful.
The end has come. / am a rich and
respected business man, honored and es
teemed by all who know me. My bene-
factor and friend lies in pauper's
grave, and there is no existing evidence
to indicate the beginning of my in
mense fortune.
But am happy? All, that is ques.
ton HI M D, in At'anta. Constitution.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22

celled and redeemed of record the assess
ment as found in volume l., docket of
city liens, for the improving and grading
OF Also street, assessed to f. 7. john
son.
I'm the matter OF the petition from
Jacob We'll, the matter has been referred
to the city assessor, who reports that
for the present year said Improvements
will be assessed at S0625. We are,
therefore, of the opinion that this is
clearly mistake that should be rem
edied, and placing the assessment for
that yea, at the same valuation as that
which will be used during the present
fiscal year, we find that petitioner was
assessed $S375 too high, and the rate for
that year being $l.2O, we recommend
that upon the presentation of proper
demand drawn upon the tax fund of
1890-0l that the sum Of $105 be returned
to petitioner for the foregoing reason"
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
SHERMAN-PORTER
THE MEMORIAL SERVICES TO BE
HELD TODAY.
Simpson Tabernacle to Be the Scene of
the Honors Paid to the Revered Dead.
Tho Programme in. Detail.

This afternoon, at O'Clock, at Simp-
son tabernacle, the Sherman-Porter
memorial services will be celebrated.
The programme is as follows:
The posts OF the Grand Army will
meet at the respective headquarters
at pm, and be at the church at 40.
The field staff and Companies A, b,
G, and +, Seventh regiment. N.G.C.,
will assemble at the Armory OF the Sew
enth regiment at pm.
| The Sons of Veterans will meet at the
church at / pm. to act as ushers, and
will report to General johnson for or
ders.
All ex-soldiers and sailors, not MEM
bers of the G. A. R., are requested to
meet with the various posts and take
part in the exercises.
The members of the Woman's Relief
corps are invited to take part in the ex-
ercises, and with them are invited the
wives and daughters of the members OF
the soldiers and sailors organizations
who are not members of the Woman's
Relief corps.
Following is the official programme as
| finally adopted:
Dirge-Sventh Regiment band.
Invocation-Rev. James B. Holloway.
Anthem-Choir.
Scripture reading-Rev Daniel Cobb
Prayer-Rev. J. l.. Russell.
Vocal solo-Mrs. w. E. Beeson.
Address, General Sherman-General
A. McCook, U. S. A.
Battle Hymn of the Republicans M.
Adele Brown and chorus.
Address, Admiral D. d. Porter--Major
H. G. Rollins.
Song, Praise OF the Soldier-Male quar-
tette.
Address, George Washington-Judge
3. N. Smith.
Hymn, America (audience standing)-
Choir.
Benediction-Rev. Will A. Knighten.
The services will begin promptly at 2
| D. m.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
COULD NOT CONVICT.
The Chinese Arrested for Gambling
Ordered Discharged.

The police failed to get a conviction
yesterday in the case of five of the Chi
namen arrested week ago for playing
dice, because they could not prove it to
be percentage game. Two Chinese
witnesses, whom the officers relied upon
to testify as to the character of thegame
pulled, had been spirited away, and the
case of the prosecution consisted only of
the testimony of Officers Rohn and Bos-
qui, who had not seen enough Of the
game to testify positively as to its char
acter. The case came up before Justice
Owens, and the Cinnamon were prompt
ly discharged. There is another batch
of celestials, arrested the same evening
in another place, now awaiting trial land
the prosecution in the case will also
probably fall through.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
FREE TREATMENT FOR ALL.
Drs. Darrln Make Generous Offer to
Treat the Rich and Poor, the High
and Low, All Glasses, Grades
and Stations, Free of
Charge, from 10
to II am.
Daily

During the past century there has
been great revolution in the depart
ment OF medicine, as in everything else.
The old methods, to great extent, have
been laid away forever, and guided by
new scientific discoveries, and the ele-
vation OF hitherto hidden truths, the
people OF today see clearly and surely,
where before they saw through the glass
darkiy. Among the greatest exemplars
OF this new regime are the Drs. Darrin
who have their Office at Hotel Ramona,
corner Third and Spring streets, Los
For the benefit of those who are not
already acquainted with their mode of
operating by electro-magnetism, and
who may be seeking aid, though dis
trustful, after many failures of every
body and everything, DR.. Darrin makes
the extraordinary and most generous
offer to treat the afflicted free Of charge,
between the hours of 10 and II a. m .
each day, until further notice, to prove
to the community at large his ability
and skill. That the Drs. Darrin have
effected extraordinary cures after all
efforts elsewhere have failed, is fact
supported by the strongest evidence.
Their cures, moreover, are rapid and
permanent, as shown by the following
testimonials
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
Changes of Climate

Kill more people than is generally known. Par
ticularly is this the case in instances where the
constitution Is delicate, and among our immi-
grant population seeking new homes in those
portions of the West, and where malarial and
typhoid feyers prevail at certain seasons of the
year. The best preparative for a change of
climate, or OF diet and water which that change
necessita'es, is Hostetter's, stomah Bitters,
which not only fOrtifes the system against
malaria, variable temperature, damp and de-
bilita:ing effects OF tropical heat, but is also the
leading remedy for constipation, dyspepsia,
liver complaint. bodily troubles specially apt
to attack emigrants and visitors to regions near
the equator, mariners and tourists. Whether
used as a safeguard by sea voyagers, travellers
by land, miners, or of agriculturists in newly
populated districts, this fine specific mas ELECTED
the most favorable testimony 81
Eastern Produce Co., 1913 East First St.
Best eastern hams, lie and 1870; bacon.
1Oc, lie and 12c; pork. 1Oc; lard, sc.
Creamery butter, 25c and soc. Best roll
butter always on hand.
Bakery,
Ebingers bakery and ice cream and dining
parlors, cor. Third and S. Spring SITS.
At 10, 2, 7 O'c'ock each day visit the auction
sale of K. III. Gray Il Co.'s, for bargains in cloth
ing, etc. Second door north Mott market.
Leave your butter orders at Jeyne's, and al
ways make sure of good article.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22

A PROFITABLE BUSINESS OPENING-A
"A party who has an extensive manufacturing
business in the East and intends to remove it
70 this coast. where it will have the exclusive
able in this section, and can control the busi-
ness OF several railroads and gas and water
plants, as well as other specialties suf-
fcient to keep the works constantly and profit
ably employed, will dispose of an interest in
the same, up to say $50, 900, to proper party
for cash. This additional capital Is wanted for
the removal and re- establishment of the plant
and business. Address MANUFACTURER. p.
0. Box 274. Pasadena. Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
TO EXCHANGE.


T ARGE LOT, GROOM HOUSE, BARN, ETC,
~ close IN on graded street. Price, $225O;
mortgage, $3.50; to exchange for CATTLE
Good land with water, suitable for oranges,
wainuts, ,prunes, apricots, figs, peaches, etc.,
with small incumbrance, to exchange for Cali
fornia or eastern property.
40 acres, 16 miles from Los Angeles, all
fenced: 4-room house, stable, corncrib, chicken
house, flowing well; 21a acres in orchard, 16
acres alfalfa, balance OF land all plowed. Price,
$4,000; mortgage. $1,000; to-excbange for house
and lot in the city.
40 acres. 2s4 miles from center of Santa Ana:
4-room house, chicken houses, c0rncrib. duel X
pond, artesian wells Il on each 10 acres) q
mile from county fair grounds and school
house; $4,000; mortgage, $500; to exchange
for property in the city.
40 acres at Phoenix, Arizona; good land small
house, clear: to exchange for property in south
ern California.
Fine corner on Hill street, 1zOx12O; to ex-
change for ranch property.
100 acres fine land In San Fernando valley, to
exchange for city property.
6-room house and large lot at Santa Monica
"a block from beach, for sale or exchange.
A. J. MEAD.
23S West First street. room s.. 2-22 1t
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
SPECIAL NOTICE.

NOTICE-THE LOS ANGELES CITY WATER
1V Company will strictly enforce the follow
6 and O'Clock a. M, and 6 and o clock D.. m.
For violation of the above regulation the
water will be shut off, and fine of 81 will be
charged before water will be turned on again.
au17-1y
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
Miles's Nerve and Liver Pills

Act on a new principle-regulating the liver
stomach and bowels through the nerves new
discovery. Dr. Miles's Pills speedily cure bill
ton. Unequaled for men, women, children
Smallest, mildest, surest! Fifty doses, IS cts
Samples free, at r. w. Ellis Co.'s.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
FOR SALE-City Property,

IL teenth and Flower, lot 50x155 to an alley,
and the most convenient little 8-room 2-story
house in the city; lovely little home at q bar
gain, not the average commercial house built to
sell, yet circumstances offer it at bargain
WESLEY CLARK, 158 n. Main st. 2-22-2t
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
Truth Stranger Than Fiction.

Mr.. EDITOR: Five years ago I was
taken with bleeding OF the lungs, having
over 100 hemorrhages, which resulted in
a general lung trouble, bronchitis, ca
tarrh, deafness and ringing noises in my
ears. For three months past have not
been able to do any work, and confined
to my bed for some time. After a few
electromagnetic treatments by DIR. Dar-
rim am restored to health from all the
above Affections. can be seen at 6121l
Natoma street, San Francisco. l was
cured two years ago.
JOHN A. KELLY.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22

HOTEL DEL CAMPO -ANAHEIM, CAL.
IL 80 minutes from Los Angeles. Everything
new, elegant and frst-class; will give you lower
rates than any hotel of Its class in the State
write for terms: special accommodations for
families and invalids FRED. II. MILLER.
II ~ - -.- 1907 49, :
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
BANKING BUSINESS.

Il tent of $4,000 or less; can be secured In an
established and paying banking business in
Southern California, which is about to add q
satisfactory parry. A rare opportunity for 4
profitable Investment, In a business CENTRE and
In climate the finest In the world, Address
BANKER, P. O. box 64o, Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
FOR SALE--LIvE STOCK.

EOR SALE--KIND FAMILY COWS, ALSO
Ia Jerseys, $35 up; installment plan; at
NILES'S HOME RANCH, E. Washington st.,
to rent. 1-6-tf
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
e. Mclaughlin, the Milkman, Cured o
Deafness in Ten Minutes

EDITOR OREGoNIAN: must confess to
the public, through your columns, the
fact that / have been cured OF catarrhal
deafness in one ear by DR.. Darrin.
had always regarded him as a humbug,
as most advertising doctors are, but
concluded there must be some merit in
his system of cure by electricity, as
many OF my acquaintance have been
urging me to try. could scarcely hear
a sound when l came to the doctor. In
less than ten minutes 1 could hear the
tick OF a watch, and now ordinary con-
versation. l reside at the corner of
Nineteenth and Jefferson streets, Port
land, Oregon, and can be referred to.
am we'll known as Mclaughlin, the
mllkman. G. MCLAUGHLIN.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
FIVE CENTS A line
CHURCH NOTICES.

DLfMOuTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
A.. j. Wells, pastor, 2lst street near Fieueroa
services at ii g. IN. Seats free.
1-27. .sats-sIns-ff
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
WINTER RESORTS.

nOTEL ALHAMBRA-7 MILES EAST OF
IL Los Angeles, on the Southern Pacific and
San Gabriel Rapid Transit railways. Street cars
to Raymond station and Pasadena, connecting
with Santa Fe and Los Angeles and Pasadena
lines Home for tourists 12-16-tf
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-22
ROOMS AND BOARD.


NEW NATICK-BEST ROOMS IN THE CITY,
IN from IS 90 to $50. 90 per month; good
board If required. Corner Los Angeles and
Boyd SITS. 1-22-1m