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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23
Dtnhtberia Robbed of Its Terrors.

DR.. Behring, the discover OF the antlto1ihe ,he
remedy was decorated with t1e Otoss ss Oh anS .ns
Pesd pesIs discloses increasing confidence that
the % nest Of diphtheria has been definitely
robbsd of its terrors. Drs. Behring and
RnnI declare that Of 100 600 cases now on
rscord there is not single instance or the
vacone doing the slightest injury.
II has heen esscertained that the French,
RonI method Of preparing the new serum
remedy for diphtheria Is superior to the Ger,
man. In the latter the serum Is preserved
With the aid OF car bolic acid, which ieaas 70
various nervous and other eompnoa.loaa
which ara avoided bY the French method,
Chioh substitutes camphor for the earbolio
add.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23
The Earth's Heart May Grow Cold.

Referring to the warmer climate
which is evidenced as having existed
at one time all over the earth, Sir
William Thompson says: "The earth
might be globe of white hot iron,
covered with a crust of rock 1000 feet
thick, or there might be an .ice-cold
temperature within fifty feet of the
surface, yet the climate could not on
that account be sensibly different
from what it is, or the soil be sensibly
more or less genial than it is for the
roots of trees or smaller plants"
Manifestly, therefore, the duration Of
life upon the surface can in no way be
dependent upon the length or in
tensity of heat supply from the in
terror. This, it is claimed, could not
at the present time melt mlllimeter
thickness of ice.-Ohicago Herald.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

The sense OF toucn 1S uulleSI Oh tne
back. ILL.,.
The estimated population of the
world in 1898 was l, 500, 100000. ~.
Russia is again agitating the ques.
tion of introducing the decimal sys'
lem of weights and measures.
Gas from petroleum is very extern
sively made and used in Russia, Aus
tria and many parts of Germany.
Partisan doctors have warned the
people that the eating of horseAesh is
attended with danger of trichinosis.
Under normal circumstances, a man
throws off two pounds every day in
sensible and insepsible perspiration.
Petroleum has been used for some
time in Germany as a means OF pre-.
venting the formation of scale IN
boilers. ....
The power of herculite, new ex.
plosive, is almost beyond belief. A
half pound of it will move thirty toms
Of stone.
Explorations ofNorthern Siberia de.
monstrate that that region was inhab-
tied by tigers until. within compara'
lively recent date. +
The latest navigable balloon of Cap
tain Renard, of the French Army, has
q gasoline motor in place of one driven
by electricity. He hopes Herewith
to maintain speed Of twenty-five
miles for ten hours. {,
Goats milk is valued in Paris be.
cause it is always free from tubercu.
losis germs. But M. Burgault objects
to the custom of taking the goats to
the customers, because the animals
fatigue Injuries the quality of the milk.
The novel vessel that M. Brain is
constructing at Argenteuil, France, is
to be rolled over the water on enor'
nous copper cylinders instead Of be-
ing forced through it, and is expected
to attain speed of at least thirty.one
knots. It is to be steered by a kind
of hydraulic pump.
The common dock ID considered
nuisance by cultivators, and yet some
of the species serve useful purpose.
The one known as sssorrel" is used in
the Old World to make special sauces
for meats, and one of the species is
used in the form of spinach; this is
known as the spinach dock.
The effect which living at high alti-
tudes has on the blood of man and an.
imals has recently been Investigated.
The result shows that the proportion
of oxygen and other constituents in
the blood of Alpine men and animals
is exactly the same as among similar
creatures living below sea level.
A writer in La Medicine Modern as
serts that sedentary occupations pre-
dispose to tuberculosis more than any
others. italian and English statistics
show, he says, that there are 459
deaths per 1000 from this disease
among students, seminarians and
young clergymen; while farmers,
boatmen and mountaineers enjoy al
most complete immunity from it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23
Pronr,etors or the United States.

The Census Onace has made public 70.
port showing that the owners of farms and
homes, regarded as substantially the land
owners Of the United States, own moro than
ninety per cent. OF the wealth of the country.
OF the white more than f1fty-ono per cent.
are owners ;of the colored people, more than
seventeen per cent; Of mixed white and
colored psrentage, twenty-five per cent; OF
the Indians, sixty-fve, and OF the Chinese
and japanese, fourteen. The white owners
of farms and homes that are free OF mort
gage form seventy-one per cent. Of all white
owners of the colored people, eighty-nine I;
OF thoseof mixed parentage, eighty-seven !
OF the Indians, ninety-slx. and Of the Chinese
and Japanese, ninety-seven per cent. The
percentages Of ownership are slightly higher
for women than for men. and free owner
ship is also higher among women. except
With the Indians and Chinese and Japanese.
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The Wonderful Princess Paulina. g

Princess Paulins, smallest woman in
the world, arrived at New York re-
Gently and met number of invited
guests at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. She
was brought into the room in boat
shaped wicker basket, packed with
aowers. The floral ship vas carried
in the arms Of the. Princess's sister,
and from slip Of card attached to
it these facts were read:
ssThe Princess Paulina was born at
Ossendrecht, Holland, February 26,
1876. She is the seventh child OF a
family OF twelve. Her father and
mother are a robust couple, rather
above the medium height, as are also
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23

A"Good Will Farm" is being tried with sue
cess I'm Maine. Bad boys are sent to it in
stead of to reform hoOl5. On the farm they
are separated as ar as possible into groups,
IN a number OF cottages that have been
erected The idea is that in this way the
COWS NAV he subject to the beneficial intlu-
,nces of home life Rams Horn
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The Inventor or "B1oomers'' Dead

The Inventor OF "bIUUWers DC10
Mrs. Amelia ]. Blooner, wife OF d. q.
Bloomer, died recently at Council bluhs,
Iowa She was one OF the earliest advocates
of rational dress for women, as her punlio
use OF the new costume caused 1t to be calieo
the Bloomer costume.
She was seventy-seven years old, and a
native, of Homer, N. Y. She was married IN
Is40. and issued the Lily, woman suffrage
paper, from 1S49 to 1858. She came to
Council Bluffs about twenty-five years ago.
She attained National reputation as lee.
turer and advocate Of woman suffrage ano
temperance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23
Miss Vanderbilt's Debut.

Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, daughter
of Cornelius Vanderbilt, recently
made her social debut in New York
City. The reception afforded fashion
able folk their first opportunity of in
gpecting the interior of the new Van
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23
The New Treasury Warrant.

The new Treasury warrant and dfatt, IN
the form of a check, reduced Ave-sixtns
from the old size and printed in green INK
was issued recently. 1t Is part OF the re-
form instituted by the Dockery Commission
and greatly simpllaes the face OF the war
rant
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23

The elephant is commonly supposed
to be slow, clumsy animal, but, when
excited or frightened, can attain a
speed of twenty miles an hour and KEEP
it up for half day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23
The Deadly Trolley.

The year 1894 counted thirty-four victims
Of the Brooklyn trolley cars. Since the IN:
auguration OF the system, two and nalt
years ago, ninety.two persons have Deem
killed By them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23

During the twelve months ending
October 81 New Zealand sent 102, IA, :
389 pounds of frozen meat to Great
Britain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23

Died at tho Age Of 126.
The Mobile (Ala.) Board Of Health Issued
q certificate for the burial OF Sophie Plun'
kett, oolored, aged 125 years.
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The right hand god Is in paroxysm OF rage,
with forehead Of snakes, and In its hand 1s
cobra. The left hand god has pleasure In all
its features, and the hand has flower. But
there are gods and goddesses in all direc-
tions. The chief temple OF this rock Is 13O
to the roof. After the conquerors of
other lands and the tourists from all
lands have deiaced and Clipped and blast
ed and carried away curios and mementos
for museums and homes, rnere
are enough entraloements lett to detain one
unless he is cautious until he Is down with
some Of the malaras which encompass this
island or get bitten with some OF It's snakes.
Yes, felt the chilly dampness Of the place
and left this congress Of gods; this paRde-
monium OF demons, this pantheon OF indif-
ferent deities, and came to the steps and
looked of upon the waters which rolled and
flashed around the steam yacht that was
waiting to return with US to Bombay. As
we stepped aboard, our minds filed with the
idols of the Elephanta caves, I was inn
pressed as never before with the thought
that man must have religion OF some kind
even il he has to contrire one himself. and
he must have god even though he make it
with his own hand. I rejoice to Know the
day will come when the one GOD OF the uni
verse will be acknowledged throughout
India.
That evening OF our return to Bombay l
visited the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
tion with the same appointments that you
find In the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
tfons OF Europe and America, and the night
after that addressed throng OF native
children who are in the schools OF the Chris
tian missions. Christian universities gather
under their wing OF benediction host OF
the young men OF this country. Bombay
and Calcutta, the two great commercial
cities Of India, feel the eleyating power OF
an aggressive Christianity. Episcopalian
liturgy, and Presbyterian Westminster cate
chism, and Methodist anxious seat, and Bap-
tist waters Of conservation now stand where
once basest idolatries had undisputed sway.
rated at Serampore, India. translsting the
Bible into forty different dialects. and leav-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23

Jewels have been picked out of the
wall by iconoclasts or conquerors, and
substitutes Of less value have taken their
places, but the vines, the traceries, the
arabesques, the spandrels, the entablatures
are SO wondrous that you feel like dating
the rest Of your life from the day you first
saw them. In letters of black marble the
whole Of the Koran Is spelled out In and on
this august pile. The king sleeps in the
tomb beside the queen, although he intend
ed to build q palace as black as this was
white on the opposite side OF the river for
himself to sleep IN. Indeed the foundation
OF. such metropolis Of black marble Is still
there, and from the white to the black tenn.
pie Of the dead a bridge was to cross, but
the son dethroned him and imprisoned him,
and 1t Is wonderful that the king had any
place at all in which 10 be buried. Instead
OF windows to let in the light upon the two
tombs, there is trellis work OF marble,
marble cut 80 delicately thin that the sun
shines through 1t as easily as through glass.
Look the world over aud find 80 much trans
luency, canoples, traceries, lace work, en-
hroideries OF stone.
We had heard OF the wonderful resonance
OF this Tai, and so tried It. l suppose
there are more sleeping echoes In that build
ing waiting to be wakened by the human
voice than In any building every constructed
II uttered one word, and there seemed de,
scending invisible choirs in full chant. and
there was areverbration that kept on long
after one would have expected 1t to cease.
When line Of a hymn was sung, there were
replying, rolling, rising, falling, interview
ing sounds that seemed modulated by be-
ings seraphic There were aerial sopranos
and bassos, soft. high, deep, tremuIous,
emotional, commingling. II was like an an
hphonsl Of heaven. Butthere are four or
i've Tai Mahals. It has one appearance at
sunrise, another at noon, another at sunset
and another by moonlight. Indeed the
silver trowel Of the moon, and the golden
towel OF the Sunlight, and the leaden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
BENNING CITIZENS
Wet Last Night md Talked Over In
tclesting Topics.

Notwithstanding bad weather and muddy
roads, there was well-attended and lively
meeting OF the Benning Citizens Assocla-
ton last evening" the principal business De
ing to protest against the selection OF d
site for the proposed contagious disease
hospital in Benning or on BennlnS rodu.
After minutes of last meeting mad oeeh
read and approved, MIR. +. +. Meaney re-
ported that MIR. Coggins had promised to
he on hand two weeks hence and read an
essay on the history of Benning.
On motion OF Mr.. j. s. Mewshaw the
committee on railroads was instructed TO
correspond with the Baltimore and ONO
officials in reference to placing hghts at
The Renning Deanwood and Sheriff cross
ings, 1T being represented that those cross
ings were rendered dangerous at Ilgnt py
tine passing and repaSsing of shifting en-
gineS and trains loaded with STOCK lor inc
Union stock yards.
ON motion a resolution passed at the last
meeting protesting against locating the
conta CIouS hospital on Bennlng ROAD ana
recommending that the Commissioners Sc
Iect a site back of the jail was taken uD,
reconsidered, and a committee OF three was
appointed to draft suitable memorial TO
the Commissioners. setting forth the OBJ
iections of the association to the location
of said hospital in the neiShborhood.
lengthy debate the subject failed to
elicit any material support to the PROPOSE
ton recommending any particular site, II
being conceded that the Commissioners I'M
derstood their business, and would final
insist on a suitable and proper site for the
muCh-dreaded building.
Inasmuch as the association Will be
year old in a few weeks, 21r. France moved
that a committee of three be appointed to
provide q suitable entertainment for the
occasion. Messrs. Mewshaw, France and
Wood were appointed as that committee,
and they will make arrangements to enter
,barr nf n
gether with their lady friends
On motion of Mr.. Broome the kind offer
of eX-preSident j. ii. Voorhees, rendering
the use of larger meeting place was re-
ceived. and by unanimous vote he was
rendered the thanks of the association,
after which the meeting adjourned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
4 Church Meeting.

At a meeting of the congregation OF the
First Presbyterian Church Monday evening
estimates of expenses for the coming year.
amounting to N,coS.13, Including $500 for
music, were approved.
The trustees reported That they had 1884
on hand, all the debts outstanding having
been paid.
Dr. w NJ. Newell was chosen president
for the ensuing year, Fred: Fennlng, sec
rotary; Charles L. Dubois, treasurer
\ spirited discussoa anose over the ques-
ton of music, Capt. 'R w. Tyler calling at
tention to the proposition of an Italian
musean to srYe Ss of tnf m"sf
which he would get from holding such
position in, the chirchl2attended by the
President. DR.. G. F. Johnston, who has
had charge. of the mHsic of the church for
a number of years. -gfefred his RESIGNATION
when this propositipn vas made. 1t was
not accepted, and finally an appropriation,
as stated, made for music.
Rev. Dr. Sunderland made statement.
in which he offered to- give his services for
$1,000 per year, instead of his present sal
airy of 81, 400. but it was decided not to &C
cept this offer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
MILITARY TRAINING.
ETCIts to Extend 1t to All of the
Schools.


The movement inaugurated by the Grand
Army of the Republic to introduce military
instruction into the public schools through
out the United States, is being extensively
pushed.
The latest phase in the movement is
the appointment by Gen. G. w. Wingate
of New York. a member of COMMANDMENT
chief LAWYERS staff, of number of spe-
cial aids upon military instruction in
schools. The special aid for the District Of
Columbia is Mr.. William Watson EldridSe
of George G. Meade Post, No. 5. Depart
meut of the Potomac. Acting on the
recommendation of Lafayette Post, NO
40. Department of New York. the twenty
seventh national encampment OF the G A.
r. framed a memorial urging that military
| instruction be made part OF the common
school system. Section I'D OF the Revised
Statutes of the United States vests the
President with authority TO detail officers
of the army as instructors at colleges and
universities, and the Grand Army Is now
endeavoring to have the statute amended
so as to provide for the assignment OF
officers at any school whose membership
is at least 800. Representative CoombS, on
December 10 last, introduced in the House
a bill to change the statute as described
The bill was referred to the committee on
military affairs ard has not as yet been
reported.
AS representative of the commander-in-
Cnlel III the DlSlTict, MI lluSc ID GIL
gagged I'm looking after the pending bill. in
interesting the members of the various
posts of the department of the Potomac
in the matter of military instruction In the
public schools, and in agitating the mat
ter in the schools. MIR. EldridSe has COM
municated with the local school trustees,
asking whether or rot the board deems IL
advisable to introduce military training III
grades below the High School. and the
question is to be decided at the next meet
ing of the board. On the decision may
rest a turning point in the history or the
public schools of the District.
According to Mr.. Eldridge. careful gym,
nastic training should go hand in hand
with the military instruction to aid IN
counteracting the tendencies due to the
sedentary pursuits of the school room and
to prepare the boys who are too young to
carry rifles. Both military drill and calls
themes are given in some public schools,
it is stated, but this is not as it should
be- universal throughout the country. In
the few cities where military drill mas
been introduced to the public, common and
high schools the results have been con-
sidered in every way beneficial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
BILL COOix.S CAPTURE.
Been Doing Nothing but Keeping
Away From Officers.

A press dispatch sent Monday from FL
Paso, Texas, says: Escorted by his cap
tors. Deputy United States Marshal Chas.
Perry of Eddy. \. NJ, Sheriff Love of
Texas, and Sheriff McMurray Of Mitchell
county, Texas, Bill Cook came in from Ed
dy. \. NJ. today.
Cook sad:'"I walked out of the house on
a ranch near Nosaes. y. NJ, and these
three men got the drop on me- 1 did not
have my pistols. l have not been in the
Indian territory since the last of October.
All the late news about me and my crowd
is lies. Jim Turner and me have been to-
gether and staying on ranches and doing
nothing but keeping away from officers.
We had nothing to do with the Texas and
Pacific robbery
Replying to questions as to the girl he
had with him, he said: she is no chicken.
and Will give 'em officers some trouble il
they don't watch out
The officers went today to New Mexico to
get papers or which to carry Cook 10 the
territory.
Cook denies being in any towns except
Roosevelt, N NJ, for period of two
months past, and when asked if he was in
New Mexico to arrange raid, he replied:
What do you take me for?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16

munication it is for a time useless as part
of the naval power of the United States.
except at this enc point. Should urgency
require the immediate departure of vessels
to Central America, Chile. Samoa, China or
the Aleutian Islands, the fleet that might
be at Honolulu. most advantageous posi-
ton from " hich to reach any and all of
these points, would be out Of our reach,
and at the best should we happen TO catch
the mail steamer on the day of it's sailing,
there would be a delay of week Ana
what would be the position should there De
a cable TO Victoria under English control,
and say. for example, complications should
suddenly culmiHate witt Great Britain?
AS l said before, if We do not act
promptly such a cable will be laid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16

The British gunboat Kaurakat and sur
vey boat Dart, which have arrived at sgd
ney,NS.W., from the New Hebrides Islands
brought the report that eruptions at Amo-
rvn Island continue interInittinely, and
that the island is virtually deserted by all
the inhibitants. new volcano broke out
ea rly in December on q mountain 2,ooo 1eet
high with a crater six hundred feet deep.
Lava from il flowed in an immense stream
to the sea, fifteen miles distant, devastat-
ing villages ana farms in its course, ana
where the molten lava rushed into the sea
a great column of steam assembled The
deck of the Dart several miles out at sea
was covered with ashes. Crops have been
neglected and it is feared many natives
will starVe. Losses are immense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
ROcbdale Election.

At meeting of the Rochdale Co-opera-
tive Association, held last evening at typo
graphical Hall, there was an election OF
officers for the ensuing year. with the fol-
lowing result: President, A. q. iount; vice
president, Paul L. Bowen; secretary, l.. S.
Emery: treasurer, l.. G. Williamson; ser
geant-at-arms, H. r. Husuley, and door
keeper. Il. H. Armstrong. Executive COM
mittee h. e. Potter, L. +. -keene, G. w.
.WormeII c. r. Persons, Stanton Weaver,
w w Chase and 5. ii. Bell Auditing
committee, G.. q. Rapp, +. j. Young and
\. r. Manning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
Funeral of Mrs. HansbrOuSh.

There was a large gathering of friends
in the parlors Of the Cochran for the fu-
neral of the late Mrs. Hansbrough, wife
of the Senator from North Dakota, which
took place yesterday afternoon at O'Clock.
Impressive services We're conducted by Rev
DR. McNim, rector of the Church of the
Epiphany, who spoke feelingly of the de-
ceased.
The pall-bearers We're Senators Roach,
Dubois. Kyle. Gallinger. Jones and Smith.
The remains were taken from here $50
o'clock pm to Woppinger's Falls, \. Y,
where they will be inferred in the family
burial ground.
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rn,Ior.s Bondsmcn VIII suffer.

A conference of the bondsmen of w w.
Taylor, the .defaulting treasurer of South
Dakota. was held at Chicago Monday.
Ex-Gov. c. A. Mellette of South Dakota, j.
T McChesney of New York, William Tay-
lor of Lafayette, Ind, and c. H. Vinton and
c. T. Howard of Rediield, s. d., were in
the city. EX-Gov. Mellette afterward said
that he never expects to see Taylor again
unless he is captured. AS to the defaultlng
treasurer's whereabouts, he said he had not
the slightest idea, and he refused to hazard
a guess. Taylor, he thought, took about
5000 900 with him when he disappeared.
Taylor's disappearance will practically take
every cent every one of the bondsmen has.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
Society Incorporated.

Articles Incorporating the Medico-Chi-
rurgicaI Society of the District of Columbia
have been filed by Samuel r. Watts Rob t
ReybLrn, Arthur W. Tancil, Neil f. Ora
ham, Robert t. Brown. Daniel H. Williams,
Thomas B. Hood and James K. Wilder.
The objects of the society are stated to be
70 provide opportunities for conference,
presentation OF the results OF experience,
the consideration OF all subjects relative
to medicine and collateral sciences, the
promotion OF the health OF the community,
and the interests OF the medical profession