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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-25

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far reaching enough to catch even faint
glimpse of these inspiring scenes around
us today; not one in any station or section
optimistic enough or audacfous enough to
promise his countrymen the light and life
and fraternity of this glorious hour. And
what an hour it is, my countrymen! An
hour wherein the heroic remnants Of the
once hostile and now historic armies of
the sixties meet as brothers-meet on the
same field where in furious onset through
deadly fire they rushed upon each other:
"When shook these hills with thunder riven
And louder than the bo Is of heaven
Far flashed the red artillery"
When rank was piled on rank, borne
down by storms of lead until Chicamau-
gas waters ran red with blood. What an
hour, l repeat, is this, wherein these once
warning heroes meet to lay in mutual
confidence and respect their joint trophies
on the common altar-meet at the bidding
of the common government to Dedicate py
joint action Chicamauga's field to com.
mon memories and the immortal honor Oh
all.
If one may judge by their sentinents
and the sentiments of the thousands of
federal and confederate veterans who
heard them. no one can doubt that tho
sectional line between the north and
south is wiped out. Those who had
heard General Gordon before said 1T
was the effort of his life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-25
SECOND ANNIVERSARY.

Oklahoma Celebrating tho Opening Of the
Cherokee Strip Two Years Ago.
PERRY, Sept. >7.-Citizens OF the
Cherokee strip are celebrating the sec.
ond anniversary Of the opening day at
Graham's park, near here. Over 2,0G0
people are gathered, and leading men
of the territory will speak. Similar
celebrations are being held .t all the
other towns.
The Cherokee strip, which is two
years old, has over 100, 900 people and
so towns. Perry is the largest, with a
population of 5000.
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The Horse Fly.

The horse fly is the most cruel and
blood thirsty of the entire family. He
IL armed with most formidable weap.
on. which consists of four lancets, SO
sharp and strong that they will pene,,
tra,e leather. The female is armed
with six lancets, with which she bleeds
both cattle and horses, and even hui
man beings.
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Stevenson's Speech.

stevenson's Speech.
Vice President Stevenson, in taking
the chair, said:
I am honored by being called to preside
over the ceremonies of this day. BY SOL
emn decree of the representatives of the
American people. this magnificent park,
with its wonderful associations and MEM
cries, is now to be dedicated for all time
to national and patriotic purposes.
This is the fitting hour for the august
ceremonies we now lnaugurate. Today,
by act of thecongress Of the United States,
the Chicamauga and Chattanooga Ma
tioual Military park is forever set apart
from all common uses solemnly dedicated
for all the ages-to all the American peo-
ple. The day is auspicious. 1t notes the
anniversary Of one of the greatest battles
known to history Here, in the dread
tribunal of last resort, valor contended
against valor. Here, brave men struggled
and died for the right, "as God gave them
to see the right"
Thirty-two years have passed and the
few survivors of that masterful day-vic-
tors and vanquished alike-again meet
upon this memorable field. Alas, the
splendid armies which rendezvoused here
are now little more than procession Of
shadows.
On fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
While glory guards wi ith solemn round,
The bivouac Of the dead.
Our eyes now behold the sublime spec
tacle of the honored survivors of the great
battle coming together upon these heights
once more. They meet not in deadly con-
iict, but as brothers. under one f1ag-fel-
low citizens of a common country. ALI
grateful to God that in the supreme
struggle, the government Of our fathers,
our common heritage, was triumphant
and that to all of the coming generations
of our countrymen it will remain "aR in
divisible uniLn Of indestructible states"
Our dedication today is but ceremony.
: In the words OF the immortal Lincoln at
Gettysburg:
"Btit. in a large sense, we cannot dedi-
cate. We cannot consecrate. We cannot
hallow this ground. The brave men, liv-
ing and dead, who struggled here, have
consecrated it far above our power to add
or detract."
1 will detain you no longer from listen
ing to the eloquent words of those who
we're participants in the bloody struggle
the sharers alike in its danger and its
glory.
The opening prayer was offered by
the Right Rev. Bishop Gailor of Ten.
essee.
America" the beautiful national
anthem, was then sung by the audience
accompanied by the bands, and every
one Of the $4,000 people present, blue
and gray. sang it as if inspired.
General John M. Palmer, the vener.
able senator from Illinois, who 80 years
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-25
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1888.
IS 10 30 Per Cent. of Insurance P"''
icies Lapse.

The South has suffered greatly since Liz
war f;om life insurance, and IN like niaiiueI =
our people have lost large sums from Tue oit
ferept money.making schemes tnaI are pi 9
sented to our citizens. For instance IL
br,,d,np and loan, or other installment com
nontes which have the forfeiture clauses IN
them.
In proof of this we reproduce statemen
sto life insurance, which is being circulated
as follows, but of the accuracy OF the STATE
mepts we know nothing personally:
Since the organization OF the three follo"
INC life insurance companies, we ma ina
mon the total amount of business OF eact
company, this result:
EQUITABLE LIFE, CAPITAL Sloo,ooo.
Terminated by death & maturity, l62,5l9,5 SOC
" lapse, e,..............'..'.- l'--''o'''i
MUTUAL LIFE, CAPITAL (MUTuALl
Terminated by death & maturity lS2o 1ii Z!
.' lapse, oo'oof'-''
NEW YORK LIFE, CAPITAL (MUTUALl
Terminated by death & maturity 81 s3' 'Ssl S,d
Average number per year, per THOUSAND
terminated by death and maturity ,,
Equitable Life'.''''.".'''''''''''''' s GS pei
Mutual Life ,..... ................. o'1S a,
New York Life, 20 20 ,borsana
Average number per year, per thousanu'
terminated by lapse: oan,
Equitable eVS. o. ~ per een'
Mutual Life.......... oooo oo'oo 4,
New York Life....-.... 2S.23
We find that these companies IN loS4, s,,o1 vs.
minated by lapse 1856 policies, equal 10 si9z,
s06.41s. We also find that they disoufseu' III
1894, s6l, 1868. ,,osn nov
out such large sums of money al ana a. tnen Ther nayr
a combined surplus OF SIlO2l,4 ,4So. Iheir
uremium receipts are q necessarily large, "nlie
their interest earnings are small, tneu aH pc g
logical seouence, their main source OF surplus
accumulation is derived from iapseu po!hf1 SHOWS
that from S. to 30 per cent. OF poilcles apsse
during period OF 20 years. See what A., pron' rce
Insurance Companies realize from thls SOURCE
A great many persons hold up their nahus
In holy horror at the idea of investing IN iot'
tery tickets, and the government directs Its
energy to the suppression OF this system ol
gambling.
But what has the paternal government done
to protect It's subjects from that great mael'
strom, In which such immense fortunes are
swallowed up?
II there were in mid-ocean perilous place.
where only about six per cent. Of the vessels
passed in safety. the energy, skill and money
of this country would be expended In pro-
tecting It's shipping. But as 1t Is sixty per
cent of all the money invested In life lnsur-
ance Is a total loss. If these enormous losses
were not sustained, how would 1t be possiole
for the insurance companies and the building
and loan companies to accumulate sucn
colossal fortunes.
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Relating to Public Roads.

Mr.. Klugh introduced the following resolu
,iop. which was read the first time ana reler
red to the Committee on Counties and CouD'
ty Government. ,,.
That the General Assembly shall mako au,. "
MIA nroyision for the maintenance OF public
roads, and shall levy annually capitatloh
iax not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents
on each person liable to road duty. and also
4 tax on vehicles, which shall be kept ana
nsed Q exclusively fo- the construction and re-
naIr of the public roads In the county where
In such tax is collected: Provided, that any
person so taxed shall have the right to COM
mute his capitat1on roau laA WITH "orh on
the public roads.
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men who then
foresaw. for ex-
ample, the south's
speedy recupera-
ton, or even her
possible resurrec-
tion? do not re-
call one who, in
that woeful period
W b ic b followed
the disbandlng Of
armies. observed
through the wide
| spread desolation
l OF this section her
\ present triumph
\ al march to en-
: during prosperity
and social order.
/ do not recall one
whose vision was
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-25
Boy DIes OF Hydrophobia.

RICHMOND, Sept. 20. - Eighteen
months ago Earl Bradshaw. 8 years old,
was bitten at Windsor, Va, by a dog.
A few days ago hydrophobia developed.
He had the best medical attendance,
but died in agony.
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WNAToR-ELEOT PALAER ing his men
at ChioaIDauga 80 years ago, did he
speak more earnestly.
He became grandly eloquent as he
advanced in his address and his elo.
quenoe was appreciated, and at frequent
intervals he was applauded with a Wig.
or that showed the audience was in
touch with him.
Another patriotic tune followed Gen.
eral Palmer and then that battle.
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NotabIss who Are Coming South.

NEWPORT, R. L, Sept. lit is re-
ported that The Duke Of Marlborough
will visit the Atlanta exposition, with
Mrs. w. Z. Vanderbilt and Miss Con-
suelo Vanderbilt.
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ago ri 8 k g d
his life on the
ba t I'll g field,
made the first
d edicat t ory
a d d r Q 8 8.
As he came
forward hi 8
voice was
b u s ky and
had q trenu.
lous g o u u d.
And never in
all his life,
unless when
he was direct.
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He that takes truth for his guide and
duty for his end, may safely trust 10
Gods providence to lead him Alright.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-25
ADLAI z. STEVENSON.

was a national salute of a guns by the
artillery followed by 1.-THE Star Spang-
led Banner" played by one of the
United States infantry bands.
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Fresh lot eottolene in to-day. All sizes Ah'
beYille Supply Co
The Irish standard., 1895-04-20
USE OF OLIVE OH.
In Ancient Times 1t Was Employed In
Various WayS.

In Ancient Times 1t Was Employed In
Various Ways.
tits a curious and interesting fact
that those fruits which in time past
came to us from over the ocean, bathed
in the atmosphere Of the enchanting
orient, are now acclimated upon the
western coast of our. own country. OF
these one Of the most noteworthy and
picturesque is the olive. To all APP
pearances one orange tree is precisely
like its neighbor. But not so with the
olive. No two are alike. Slow OF
growth, indescribably tortured and
wrung by the elements, e1inging to life
with intense persistence, it wrests from
earth and air that rich oil that fills q
place subordinate to no other material
In the days Of old it was used for
sacrifcial libations, as well as for
amounting the person and hair; for food
and as vehicle for preparing other
foods In the days Of Roman sp1endor
olive oil was used much as we use but
ter. Like the Greeks the Romans be-
ueved that the frequent amounting OF
the body was favorable to yigor and
suppleness. With both nations It was
m indispensable adjunct 10 the bath.
Olive oil ranked next to breadstuns 81
value 90 an agricul tl1ra1 reduction.
The Irish standard., 1895-04-20
A Nickel Standard.

Five cents was the value which q
Texas farmer once placed upon min
ister's prayer. The story is told in the
Epworth Era OF. Rev. III. S. Thrall, one
of the pioneers of Methodism in Texas.
In company with a number of itinerants
who were on their way to conference,
Thral stopped to spend the night with
an old farmer. It was the custom then
to settle the bill at night so that they
might rise about three o'clock in the
morning and ride good way before
breakfast, and lie by in the heat OF the
day. DR.. Thral, acting as spokesman
of the party, said to the old farmer
after supper: 1--WE are a company OF
Methodist preachers going to confer
ence. If you will get the family to-
gether we will have prayers with you. !"
After prayers one by one settled his
his bill. DR.. Thrall's turn came, and
he asked for his bill. The old farmer
replied: well, pa'son, charged the
rest twenty-five cents, but bein' as You
prayed for us SO good, won't charge
you but twenty cents. !" The brethren
had the laugh on DR.. Thrall.
The Irish standard., 1895-04-20
A New Heating Project.

One of the schemes for future en-
gineers to work at will be the sinking
of shaft twelve Thousand or fifteen
thousand feet into the earth for the
purpose Of utilizing the central heat of
the globe. It's said that such a depth
is by no means impossible, with the inn
proved machinery and advanced
methods of the coming engineer. Water
at temperature of. two hundred de-
grees centigrade, which can, it is said,
be obtained from these deep borings,
would not only heat houses and public
buildings, but would furnish power
that could be utilized for many pur-
poses. Hotwater already at hand is nee
essarily much cheaper than that which
must be taken when cold and brought
up to the required temperature. Once
the shaft is sunk, all cost in the item of
the hot-water supply ceases. The pipes,
if good, will last indefinitely, and as
natures stokers never allow the fire to
go out, there would come in the train
of this arrangement many advantages.
When by sinking shaft in the earth
we can secure perpetual heating APP
paratus which we can regulate by the
turning of a key, one of the trials of life
will fade into nothingness.
The Irish standard., 1895-04-20
Not Merely an Ornament.

The prince Of Wales is said to have
an extraordinary and accurate knowl-
edge of the signs, colors and membership
Of all orders Of merit. It is matter in
which he permits no trifing, too. At
recent state ball, beautiful young
girl wore glittering jeweled decora-
ton on her breast. She danced oppo-
site the prince. When the quadrille
was over, he said, gently: ''That is a
pretty ornament. May I ask to whom
it belongs?' ITO Lord Blank" said
thesfrightened girl; che is my fance.
He allows me to wear it. "Can you
unfasten it easily?' Yes, your high
ness. s.Then may I ask you to take it
off, and to tell Lord Blank that it
means something more than bit OF
gold and q few diamonds to be worn
merely as an ornament, even by q
charming woman?"
The Irish standard., 1895-04-20
Horse-Power Of : Bicycllst.

a French scientist has recently made
some experiments which show the
amount Of force developed by some Of
our bicycle cracks during hard race.
American cyclists have maintained for
two minutes q speed to continue which
required the expend iture Of energy rep
resenting two-thirds of zone horse
power. For six seconds they were able
to exert the astonishing force Of one
and q fourth horse power. This is
equivalent to raising a weight Of one
hundred and eighty eight pounds l
yard high IN one second. Experiments
are also being made to determine the
force exerted by diff erent sports. These
results win be Of great use for training
and hygienic data. One Of the discov-
cries made during the calculation Of
force exerted BY bicyclists IS that at
high speed the work OF q bicyclist In
covering . specified distance IS as great
as that of - man running the same dis
lance. At q moderate speed 8 runner
undergoes three times the labor ct q
bicyclist, but the higher the speed the
nearer arc their exertions equal ized.
The Irish standard., 1895-04-20
Too Drunk TO PRAY.

A citizen Of Montreal lately on visit
to Ottawa, says Life, while passing
down the hotel corrid dor to his room at
late hour, happened to hear violent
groans and sobs issuing from one Of the
rooms. AS the door was open, he en-
tered and recognized q fellow Mon
trealer, prominent in political and
business circles, and famous for his re-
ligious and alcoholic tendencies. He
was kneeling at his bedside, clinging
70 the side OF the bed, and sobbing as
though his heart would break. What's
the matter, old man p inquired our
friend, touching the sufferer on the
should lei. a 50 blarst drunk Icant
say my prayers, g was the fearful -
Spouse.
The Irish standard., 1895-04-20
THE MALARIA M,cRoBE.

An individual OrgaDism OF Independent
Growth.
An eminent Italian scientist, who is
an acknowledged authority on malaria
and it's causes, tells us that no matter
how saturated with moisture soil may
be, it is not of necessity unhealthy.
The malarial microbe is not produc-
ton of the soil, neither is it the cause
Or effect of decaying vegetable matter.
It is an independent organism, and has
as much an individual growth and de-
velopment as sheep and cattle. 1t must
be present in the soil in order to bring
about those conditions known as ma
larial. It is an esta lished fact that
this microbe exists, as 1t has been culti-
waited and carefully observed. For it's
perfect growth and increase, a temper
allure of about sixty-eA,ht degrees
Fahrenheit is necessary, and there
in the soil as we'll as free atmospheric
action. Perfectly dry soil, or even that
which is only slightly damp, will not
present favorable breeding-ground
for malarial germs, and they either
perish altogether or remain dormant
until moisture puts the earth into more
favorable conditions. The favorite and
predisposing situations for malaria,
then, are low places where there is
stagnant water. The colony once well
established, the broiling sun of sum
mer and the continuous and steamy
moisture cause these small but mighty
creatures to multiply with amazing ra-
pidity, and the atmosphere becomes
literally charged with them. To re-
main in these localities is to inhale and
absorb them by the million. There is
one saving possibility in the situation,
and that is the cultivation and drain
age of the soil. Malaria will not flour
ish on a thick sod, therefore liberal
sowing of grass and reasonably thor
ough system of drainways and bitches
are the safest remedies for this evil.
Tree-planting is useless; even the euca-
lyptus has no preventive or counterac-
tive quality whatever. To sum up the
whole case, a good hay crop is the best
.auti-malarial agent that can be applied
to low ground; for where. grass roots
form thick mat, there is little or no
atmospheric action on the soil, and,
consequently, no microbes Of this
much-dreaded sort.
The Irish standard., 1895-04-20
A,Iittle lotver.wed.

W. s. Gilbert, the celebrated nbretr
fist, was lunching, not long ago, at g
country hotel when he found himself
IN company with three cycling clergy
men, BY whom he was drawn into con-
5versation. When they discovered who
he was, one Of the party asked Mr..
Gilbert .s.how he felt ia such 9 grave
and reverend company. z 81 feel. said
Mr.. Gilbert, Ike : lion il 9 den Of
Daniels. g
The Irish standard., 1895-04-20
Not Proud OF His Work.

j.
Napoleon was great soldier, but he)
could not spell His handwriting was
also so bad as to give rise to the rumor
that he used undeciph characters
to conceal the fact that he, the MASTER
of Europe, could not master French
typography.
In the early days Of the empire 2 man.
of modest aspect presented himself be-
fore the emperor. Al "
Who are your" asked the emperor. {
s.sire, had the honor at Brienne tori
fifteen months to give writing lessons
20 your majesty. r .. s.. /.
lyon turned out 9 nice pupill r said
the emperor, with viiyacity 81 con-l
graduate you On your success Z Never
fheless, he conferred Y pension npoa
his old master.
The Irish standard., 1895-04-20
TEMPERED WITH ELECTRICITY.

italian Invention OF Interest to Wine
Makers and Wine Drinkers.
Italian wine merchants have reason
to congratulate themselves on the in-
PRODUCTION of the electrical process for
the aging of wines, in the wine-produc-
ing provinces of Italy. The process,
says the Pittsburgh Dispatch, is said to
render possible extraordinary 1nodif-
cations in the bouquet and body of the
vintage, and the suggestion has been
made that it might be employed with
advantage in the correction of faults
frequently apparent in California
wines, arising from the richness of the
soil on which the grapes have been
grown.
But the tenapering of wine is only
one of many uses to which electricity
is now put in the wine-producing in
dustry In an esta blishment in AL
geria, where the Ara labor was uncer-
tain and unsatisfactory, a generating
plant has been erected for doing the
whole work. The plant consists of g.
compound dynamo and steam engine.
The current from the dynamo is util-
lied for lighting purposes, and for the
operation of seven electric motors,
ranging from two to ten effective
horse power. One motor drives a one
ton crane, which lifts boxes of grapes
from the ground floor to the beating
room; three motors operate the beaters
and presses; and the remaining three;
are coupled direct to the centrifugal
pumps, which keep the must moving in.
the tuns.
The work of the electric motors is,
extremely variable, and consequently
there is much ductuation in the load Of
the generating dynamo. All trouble,
however, in the lighting circuits is OBJ
waited by a perfect system Of regula-
ton.