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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
How 10 Make Up.

Two little people who couldn't agree
Were having u tiff and were "inad ~ could be ~
They looked mt each other in silence awhile,
Till q sudden glad thought made Of them smile
Said She "Sav yon amt VERY mad y0u Bessie q
"Well-no-" said the other. Nor YOU, you
,Jrssie:"
.'rhen let us make up.'' little Jessie suggested.
..Well-y0u be the one to BEGIN" Bcss requested.
But that didn't snit 30 the tiff fingered still,
While the smal-sized dsputants were claiming their
will.
Whcn-what do you think brought at last sunny
weather.
Just this: they agreed to-BEGIN BOTH TOGETHER.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05

The next United States senate will
be constituted as follows: Republic
cans, AZ; Democrats, 80; Popufists, 6.
This gives the Populists the balance of
power. How the senate will stand on
the financial question has not yet
been ascertained; but it is believed
that a majority of the members are
for the free coinage of silver.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05

A temperance speaker wanted to
explain what temperance principles
were. "Now," said he, 81 saw a man
reeling in the gutter the other day ;
WHY am I not drunk to-day like
him ?" Up went score of hands.
Answer loud, now, SO that all may
hear" A laundering chorus replied,
nCause this is a prohibition town,
sirW
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
The Bliss of Little Things.

If any little love of mine
May make life the brighter,
II any little song Of mine
May make heart the lighter,
God help me speak the little word,
And take my bit Of singing
And drop 1t In some lonely vale,
To set the echoes ringing!
II any little love Of mine
May make life the sweeter,
If any little care OF mine
May make friends the feeter,
If any lift Of mine may ease
The burden Of another,
God give me love, and care, and strength
To help my toiling brotberl
The Christian Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05

All the windows of heaven oper
directly over the path of duty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05

God lives to look inio a grateful
heart,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
vi. T. COLEMAN

lot Of that arrived and to
this wishing mare you prices submit them
below plain figures and defy and all compettves to match
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05

SO reams good note paper, 2 qulres for......
10 pure linen note paper per qulre...
25 IA Id. legal cap paper per quire....
25 II ID. fools cap " " ....
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
TAXES IN HISTORY.

Only few years ago the Shah Of
Persia had a peculating Governor,
guilty Of stealing the royal taxes,
boiled to death in closed caldron Of
water.
The inauguration Of the modern
system OF taxation was in Venice,
which levied taxes on lands and
heavy duties on ali manufactures
and imports.
In 1902 salt tax was lowed in
Great Britain and during the French
wars was raised to GB0 per ton, over
sixteen times the value Of the article.
In Germany $4,000 families paid
income taxes on incomes ESQ to
E21O u year; SO, 400 paid on E2lO to
ESQ, and 20, 500 paid on incomes
above ESQ.
The revenue of the United States
Government last year was $3.50, SlS.-
620, Of which all blu ;$3, 600, 900, from
the sale Of public lands, was derived
from taxation.
iucEc 10 u WIN VII STuNcS-touSS ="
England, and the man who wishes to
inclose u grave by means o. fence
or wall Is compelled to pay dearly for
the privilege.
Darius I1ystaspcs, in $50, intro.
duced a system OF assessment ind
taxation CT land. and made himself
30 obnoxious by 1t that he was called
Darius the Trader.
The people of the United States
pay more taxes than the people Of
any other nation on tho globe. The
estimated total Of national and local
taxation Is 5000, 100000.
Coffee Is taxed coz a ton in France,
esq in Italy, EIO in Austria, G25 In
Portugal, E22 in Norway, $50 in Ger.
many and Spain, Els in Russia and
GA In Great Britain.
Queen Elizabeth farmed out the
customs during q largo part Of her
Icing reign. The annual sums paid
by tho purchaser for the year varied
from E14, 900 to 100000.
The total annual taxes OF Great
Britain aro clio, 900. 600; Of France.
El42, 100000; Of Germany, ElOS,,
O00, 600; Of Russia. E72, 200. 900; Of
Austria, E55. 900, 900; Of Italy, ESl,
100000.
Several cities OF ancient Greece
levied q tax on bachelors over q
years old, to compel them to marry.
The Tux was so large that matrimony
was cheaper by comparison.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
An Electric Boy.

George Harger, living south OF
Kiowa, in tho Cherokee Strip, Is the
father OF an cight.year.old boy who
Is an electrical wonder. Those who
nursed him when an infant were
wont to say That he "made them
nervous" though his actions and
habits were those OF all infants, und
he has never shown any mental traits
or development beyond what Is found
In the average boy. His parents and
other members OF the family. how.
ever, say that thcrc has always been
something uncanny about him, and
that whenever, as u child, he was
lifted suddenly from tho floor or
bed q cracking noiso was heard and
u slight shock or prickling sensation
was felt by the person lifting him,
somewhat similar to the shock 70.
ccived from small storage battery.
The boy Is now old enough to take
cognizance OF his peculiar power, and
he takes great delight In shocking
those who come near him. lie can
greatly increase the force OF tho
shock by rubbing his feet on the
carpet, and after dark the electrical
discharge Is 80 strong that sparks arc
emitted when he slides across the
floor and touches q piece OF metal.
The force OF the current seems to be
greatly augmented for several days
before u storm OF any kind. and the
father claims he can fOretell any
change In the weather by watching
tho boy. The little fellow often
amuses himself by touching cats and
dogs OIL tho back and Immediately
every hair on the animal will begin
to raise and they will turn and run.
There Is no animal magnetism about
II, for he repels rather than attracts
any thing: 1t seems to DO simply u
remarkable surcharge OF electricity
In his body ut all times.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
Il,,pcrinl Wit.

The German Emperor IL fond of a
joke with his favorite officers. A very
good anecdotc, with much good. natured
humor about II. Is being told In min.
tnry circles In Berlin just now. Major
Count Won der Schulenburg, u very
able cavalry officer, was recently mp.
pointed colonel and commander Of the
Tenth Uhlans. 1t Ii the duty Of an
officer of superior rank to report him.
self In person to the kaiser OH promo
ton, and the new colonel appeared In
the uniform Of the regiment In due
course to announce to his majesty, In
correct form, the fact Of his advance
ment. Colonel Won der Schulenburg
pronounced gravely, but with certain
amount OF innate mOtlesty, the set
phrase:
"YOur Majesty, announce myself"
etc.
When he concluded, tho kaiser, whose
face was seen to be gradually more 80.
rlous. responded almost sharply:
"Your announcement IL false" There
was dead silence, broken Mt last by
his majesty, who said: "Your announce
ment Is false. have appointed you
the colonel of the first of the Uhlan
Regiments OF the Guard ut POtsdam,"
and then burst out laughing.
The colonel was ut once ut his ease,
ana happy ut being given command Of
this crack regiment. The fact was this
latter post had become vacant after
the first appointment had been made,
and the sovereign had given 1t to the
count, unknown to him. Us a mark of
special favor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
Improvement In knitting Machines.

A recent Improvement In the con-
struction of warp knitting machines Is
likely to be regarded with considerable
favor-its practicability, at least, being
no slight consideration In its behalf
consisting simply In the application Of
tension rollers mounted on the traverse
carriages of the machine; that IL, the
threads are caused to pass from the or.
binary bObbin on the traverse carriages
OF the machine beneath the tension
roller, which Is of such weight rs to be
raised by the threads which pass under
meath It. On the frame of the traverse
carriages are formed arms or brackets
which IRE provided with slots, and act
as supports for the tension rollers, al.
lowing them to be suddenly raised as
the threads are drawn ON the needles,
and then to remain temporarily sus-
pended on the threads for the purpose
of taking up the lOoseness Of the latter.
Thus the irregular impulses given to
the threads are compensated by the
tension roller instead of occasioning
sudden, Intermittent drawing of from
the bobbins.-New York Sun.
II you are looking for a vacation, be-
come q Christian science doctor. The
people are crazy on this subject just
now.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
Secret Of vsntr,ioauism.

Tho vantriloauist's art has fur
niShed amusement for curious and
credulous people ever since the Witch
of Endor invoked the spirit OF Sam
uel before King Saul. There are few
persons who have not listened to this
peculiar use of the human voice, and
the majority of these have taken in
good faith the statement that the
vantriloquist has the power to throw
his voice to some designated point
from which the sound appeared to
proceed. OF late there has been
some attention given to this subject,
and number of conclusions have
been reached. In the first place, the
audience has been taught to believe
in vantriloquism. and Is on the alert
for something out of the common,
and the air OF mystery assumed by
the performer keeps up this idea.
His expression and the direction OF
his steady and Interested gaze direct
cd to the point whence the voice Is
expected to proceed, are likely to
divert the thoughts OF the lockers on
from anything like investigation or
skepticism. The fact Is that we are
accustomed to hearing u much louder
and moro forccful voice than that
used to produce this illusion. The
quality OF tone employed in these en-
hibitions Is very much thinner and
weaker than that used for ordinary
speech, and by this means the ear Is
deprived OF Its power to judge Of tho
voice as 1t Is heard under such cir.
cumstances. The very smallest
amount OF air possible to produce
sounds Is thrown out, consequently
the vibration OF tho vocal chords IL
not what we are prepared to expect,
The conclusion Is therefore arrived
Mt that the ear Is deceived by ven
triloquism in the same way as the
eye is deceived by what are known a.
straightforward performances.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09

The Treasury department. has
lately decided that, in the case Of q
child born In an American customs
port, he Is not a native born citizen
OF the United States when the
mother Is an emigrant not yet i'd.
mitted to the freedom OF the coun.
try. The case In point IL that Of a
pauper lately held for return to her
own country by the emigration COM
missioner
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-09-13

gathering strength as the sun mounts
higher, the hot wind sweeps over the
defenceless prairie. Neither hill or
forest rise in its path to break it's power
or dispute its sway, and with no enemy
save the tardy rain cloud, the heated
blast sucks the life sap of the growing
grain. Thus, the crops which should
have returned harvest to the farmer
in repayment for his toll are dessicated
and withered in day.
The surface soil is heated 10 the high
temperature necessary to the develop
ment of hot winds only where the
ground is dry. The suns heat falling
on moist soil is largely used in the
work of evaporation, whence the ac-
cummulation of heat and the rise of sur
face temperatures, which would take
place on dry surface is to a great de-
gree prevented. In support of this. we
find that the hot winds do not arise
when the soil is moist, and that a rain
storm quickly brings them to an end.
Conversely, the reports bear uniform
testimony to the fact that periods of
drouth are periods of hot winds, and
the more prolonged the more continuous
and intense do they become. All
methods of cultivation which directly
or indirectly help to increase or retain
the moisture in the, soil, will tend to
ameliorate both the hot winds and their
effects. AS long as fields contain mois-
ture to evaporate they neither origin
ate hot winds, nor can vegetation in
general be severely damaged by those
elsewhere developed. Thus, every
inch of water in the soil helps to post
pone the development of hot winds and
affords protection against their raw
ages"
Right here is where the artesian
irrigation question enters into the
method of destroying the hot winds.
The more moisture spread over this
country there will be less liability for
hot winds to occur.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-09-13
BENEFIT CONCERT
The EpWorth League Gave a Benefit Con-
cert Monday Evening in Behalf Of
Dakota University.
The Crowd Was Small, But Every Num-
Der on the Program Was Thor
oughly Enjoyable.
ABOUT HOT WINDS
They ara Of Local Origin and a Method
Of Desposing Of Them is Suggested
by Geo. E. Curtis.
THE BENEFIT CONCERT.
One is Given by the Epworth League for
the University.

One is Given by the Epworth League for
the University.
The REPUBLICAN regrets to say
that small crowd was in attend ance at
the benefit concert Tuesday evening
given by the Epworth League at the
Corn Palace in behalf of Dakota Uni
versity. The concert program was one
of great merit and not person went
away dissatisfied. The Parlor Orches-
ira opened the program with one of
their pest selections and which received
hearty applause. Misses Boggs, Ad-
ans and Presba sang a very pretty trio,
which was arranged by Miss Adams
and shows the young lady to have a
generous conception of music. The &C.
compartment was played by Roy
Boggs on the guitar and the ladies
sang in good harmony. Miss Emma
Harker recited pathetic selection,
one in which she usually excels and in
response to an encore gave humorous
number. The Lee family, which is
always popular, and whose services are
always in demand, sang quartet that
was full Of harmony and they rendered
it in excellent taste. Rex and Ross
Rathbun, those two little musical prod
igies, gave a violin and piano duet,
which they rendered in nearly fault
less style and of course nothing would
go until they returned and gave an
other selection. Those boys have the
music in them and it will only be q
matter of time when they will become
proficient to high degree on their re-
spective instruments. One of the best
musical features on the program was
the duet for trombone and baritone
played by Nat Bennett and D. D..
Strong, a ombination never before
heard here. It was a difficult and
pleasing selection, which the gentle
men handled with precision and skill.
They responded to a hearty encore.
Mrs. H. G. Nichols played an unusually
pleasing piano solo, entitled the "Erl
King" and just before she played it
Miss Julia Rogers read the poem de-
scribing the musical selection. Mrs.
Nichols rendition of the piece made
a deep impression on the audience and
it was easy to follow her capable inter.
probation in music of the words of the
poem. The Parlor Orchestra was
heard once more in a new and popular
waltz that was very taking and the
concert closed with an Irish character
duet by Misses Monnie and Myrtle Lee
The Epworth league always makes an
effort to give people the worth of their
money and they did not fail in their
endeavor this time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-09-13
Jack the Giant Killer

Was not more persistent foe of the
huge ogres he demolished than the
great national tonic, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, isa to all manner of
disagreeable symptoms caused by in
digestion, constipation or biliousness
Heartburn, sick headache, loss of ap-
petite, sleeplessness, yellowness of the
skin, nausea, fur upon the tongue. are
manifestations always removable by the
Bitters. Thoroughness, promptitude
characterize its remedial work. AS g
safeguard against malaria it has achiev-
ed a worldwide reputation, the founda-
tion of which was laid forty years ago.
Physicians speak of it in the highest
terms. Its efficacy in rheumatism and
kidney trouble is we'll ascertained
Appetite improves, sleep visits weary
brains and overweight nerves when
it is used. It is suited to the most DEL
icate and fastidious of invalids. It
ully merits a fair and continuous trial.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-09-13
Had a Surprise Party.

According to preconcerted plan the
young people' Of the Presbyterian
church, and others, arranged a surprise
party on Miss Mabelle Adams Monday
evening and together they appeared at
the home Of Miss Adams. She grace
fully yielded the possession of the
house and an evening of great enjoy
ment was had. Music and games made
the evening pass all too quickly and re-
freshments we're served at convenient
hour. The trio, Misses Boggs, Adams
and Presba and Mr.. Lott rendered sew
erat vocal selections and Miss Presba
gave several piano solos. Following is
a list of the invited guests:
Misses May Sphinx, Polly Vickers,
May Presba, Edna Kintigh, frankie
Kintigh, Marion Krom, Lettie Russ,
Jennie Boice, Hattie Boice, Myra
Presba, Caddie Boggs, Nettie Wells.
w. E. Lott, Jay McLain, Carl Tan
nehill, Burt Duncan, DR.. B. A. Bobb.
Fred o. Bradley, Rev. Mr.. Bascom,
John Quirk, Will Hallowell
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-09-13
SCHOOL OPENING
The City Schools Opened Their Doors Mon
day Morning Under the Most Favor
able Circumstances
The High School Enrolment is Larger
Than at Any Time During the
Previous Year.
APPRAlSE PROPERTY
Commissioner LoCkhart and Auditor Hip
pie Appraise Taylot'S Property Held
in DAWSON County.
SCHOOL COMMENCED MONDAY.
And the Summer Vacation is q Dream of
the Past.

And the Summer Vacation is a Dream of
the Past.
Vacation is over and the happy
school days have again began. During
the three months teachers and pupils,
alike, have made the most of their ieis-
sure time, the former going east for a
change of scene and the latter content
ed to remain at home. The streets
leading to the various school houses,
which hitherto have been rather de-
serted, presented a scene Of animation
when the children wended their way to
the house of learning. There were
smiles on the faces of some, glad that
school was to open and others wore a
detected look, as if they would have
preferred afew more weeks. When
school opened at 8 O'Clock there was a
good attendance of pupils, with the
possible chance of an increase in en-
rollment after the first week.
Prof. Quigley and his excellent corps
of teachers stood at the doorway OF
their rooms and extended welcome to
their charges, greeting their old
scholars and some new ones who came
up in advancement from the lower
grades. In the high school depart
ment 81 were promoted and the enroll
ment amounted to 95, more than the
total of last year. The lower grades
have not filed up 80 we'll, but another
week will see the rooms we'll filed.
THE REPUBLICAN representative
called at the high school building Mon
day afternoon and while there we we're
shown the method used in haYing the
scholars go to recitations. Instead of
climbing over seats, pushing and haul
ing, the scholars marched in an orderly
way to music on the piano and with as
little noise as possible. Below is list
of the teachers and their departments.
West side-Prof Quigley, superin-
tendent: A. G. Shepherd, principal;
Mrs. Mary B. Taylor teacher in high
school: Miss Daisie Angel, A grammar
and D primary Miss Julia Rogers, B and
G primary: Miss Abbie Miner, D pri-
mary; Miss Elloa Jackson, B and G
grammar: W. A. Barber, A grammar.
East Side-Miss Jessie Grotewohl, B
and G grammar: Miss Mae Krom, D
grammar and A primary: Miss Hannah
Foley, B and G grammar: Miss Clara
Wedehase, D primary.
Miss Mae Sphinx teaches the G and D
primary in the south side school.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-09-13

Dawson county will be the means of
starting more artesian irrigation. MIR.
Meserve was brought here by the Com
mercial Club ofthis city, which feels
deep interest in the country surround
ing Mitchell. Mr.. Meserve visited
around through the country in COM
pany with W. NJ. Smith and II. Nc
Cormick and showed the farmers how
to build reservoirs and hundred things
about artesian irrigation that a man
only acquires by actual experience, but
he started good many on the right
road to irrigation. The farmers visit.
ed seemed to take great interest in
the irrigation idea when its simplicity
was explained to them. Mr.. Meserve
impressed the idea to irrigate even if
it was on small scale the first year.
Some OF the wells were only two-inch
wells and the owners did not consider
them large enough to use, but Mr..
Meserve explained to them that they
could take 10 or Is acre patch and
simply coin money out of it by irriga-
tion. Mr.. Meserve's visit to this coun-
ty will greatly assist the irrigation
scheme and the Commercial Club is
entitled to considerable praise in its
cOmmendable enterprise.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-09-13
DESTRUCTIVE HOT WINDS.
Purely of Local Origin und Not Attribu-
tive to Adjoining States.

In paper read by Mr.. George E.
Curtis before the Chicago Meterolog-
ical Congress the gentleman discusses
topic that has great deal to do with
the growing crops of South Dakota.
that is the hot winds which seem to
prevail here when their absence would
be most beneficial. From the article
we make some liberal extracts, Mr.
Curtis maintains that each state devel-
ops its own hot winds and should not
charge them to neighboring states and
proceeding on this line says: "Let us
take typical hot wind and examine in
detail the process of its production
AS already stated, the necessary condi-
tion is a diminishing pressure to the
northward, producing southerly winds
which initially elevate the temperature
above the normal. A cloudless sky
favors an intense insulation as result
Of which the dry ground is soon raised
to an extreme temperature, and the air
is heated from it by radiation, refec-
ton and conduction. The resulting
diminution of density due to the rise of
temperature furnished impetus to pre-
viously existing horizontal currents
and by 10 o'clock in the morning the
hot wind is fully developed. Hundreds
of miles of hot, dry earth contribute to
maintain and feed the current and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-09-13
Interesting Divorce Case.

A Yankton Special says: There was
filed Friday an application for divorce
that deserves more than passing men
ton. Hiram W. White, the inventor,
and man of wealth, has resided in
Yankton for twenty-one years, coming
gagged in the banking business, and
where his first wife died. He was soon
smitten with the charms of red hair
ed widow, Mrs. Whitney whom he
married in 1878. The honeymoon was
of less than months duration, and a
separation followed, owing to the al
legged scandalous proceedings of the
wife's relatives. In 1887 Mr.. White
took a fancy to the widow of Judge
Wheeler and they were married. In a
very short time wife No. discovered
that her husband was not just the
kind of a man she thought he was, and
she left him. He obtained a divorce.
While at the worlds fair exhibiting his
inventions two years ago he was taken
sick. Some person familiar with his
affairs apprised his divorced wife OF
his condition. She was living in Ohio
at the time, but went at once to Mr..
Whites bedside and nursed him
through his illness back to health. The
old flame was kindled anew, and they
were remarked and returned to Yank
ton. Two weeks later MIR. White was
called to Chicago, and it was during
his absence that the twice married
wife packed her belongings and de-
parted for Lacrosse, where she still
resides. Mr.. White is nearly Is years
of age, and it is probable that he will
not take a fifth wife.