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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15
NEW SWlNDLINC GAME.
Counterfeit Money for Goods an Alleged
Kleptomaniac Took.

Kleptomaniac Took.
i now confidence trick was played in Chi.
ca;o by two men on Leopold Orenstein,
Clark street merchant. the loss being watches
and iewclry valuod at 72G7. A carriage
stopped at the merchants place, and two
men alighted. One was IL iin"- rpkinS elderly
man with wandering ga2e end an oStcnta-
ti0us display Of fine icW"iry an" costly CLOTH
inc. His compaui"r acted a. vact.
While thr elderly man Was examining the
iewe!ry the other whisnr-clto }1r. Orcnstein
chat his master was a confirmed klcptoma.
MAC and payment on the s?pt would be made
for any Goods which :rH unfortunate man
might take, the mcrchaat being -cassure 4 by
q show Of notes in the supposed servants
hands. The goods were taken, the owner
counted tho value, and received roll OF
bills. After the swindlers left the store the
roll was founl to bo counterfeit, except
$40 bill, ...-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15
Shot His Wife and Himself.

At Kansas City, No., Henry Hill shot his
wife, Dottie, and then himself. Death in
each case was almost instantaneous. Hill
was twenty-eight years old and his wife
twenty -one Jealousy was the cause: They
came from Charleston, no., several weeks
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15

Mr.. Arthur Shadwells article In the
National Review on "The Decline Of Drunk
enness" compares the state Of things In 1884,
as revealed before select committee OF the
House Of Commons, with the latest statistics
about the present time. If we 80 back to
the police returns of 1888 we find very fair
test: The returns for 1888 give the number
OF "drunks" in London for the previous year
as 29,sS0 to population Of 1,555, 900. or
one to fifty in round numbers. More than
one-third were women; or, to be exact, the
proportion was eleven women to nineteen
men. In the two previous years the number
was considerably. higher. Moreover, accord
ing to Mr.. Chambers, police magistrate,
these figures did not include $3.50 "d1sor-
derly" cases, who were separately charged,
bringing the full list up to SO, 44O, or about
one to forty. In 1894 the number OF "drunks"
in the Metropolitan Police area and the city
was 25, ,903, to a population OF u, ,6SS, so6, or
one to 2l6 In round numbers. In order to
be quite fair, however, 1t should be mem
toned that the figures for 1894 refer only to
convictions: while it Is not clear whether
those OF 1888 were all convicted, or only
charged with the offence. But taking them
as arrests only, and comparing them with
the "a, ,65S apprehensions OF last year, we stlil
have q relative amount Of public drunken
ness il 1888 fully four times greater than In
1894,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15

Where Bleached Blondes Arc Plentiful.
1t i; said that every man. woman and child
that lives ut Point San Pedro, CAL. IS a
bleachcd blonde. This peculiar condition oi
affairs is due TO the chemicals used IL IT,
powder factory al that place.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15
His Eye Worth $4,000.

WilliamsJ. Jones, whose suit against the
Union Railroad Company to recover 500, ,00O
damages for the loss of an eye. had been on
trial for some days in New York City, OBJ
taincd verdict in his favor for S25.00O.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15
Honduras Holds the. BerInuln.

The Bermuda, which left New York loade
with supplies for the Cuban insurgents, ar
rived at Puerto Cortez. Honduras, with &
cargo Of ammunition, which has been seize
by the port authorities.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15
Hayti's New President.

The National Assembly of Hayti elected as
president Genera. T. Simon Sam, Minister Of
War and Marine in the Republic. Affairs in
the country are in Tie most peaceful condi-
lion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15
A RED MANS TEMPERANCE LECTURE:

It would seem that the white man, on nc'
count of his superior advantages, should De
the teacher of his red brother, but In the fol-
lowing incident the Indian sets the good ex-
ample and teaches a much needed temper"
ance lesson.
In the dense forests along the banks OF the
Black River in Northern Michigan foxes and
wolves are numerous, and occasionally O.
bear or deer may be seen.
One day a sportsman, after long chase,
succeeded In shooting a deer, and as ne was
q long wayup the river, he decided to call at
the nearest Indian hut and borrow boat to
take his game to Sheboygan., He found an
Indian in the woods peeling birch bark, and,
thinking to ingratiate himself, he drew from
his pocket flask OF whisky. :.
''Me drink no whisky" said the Indian.
"Don't drink whisky" asked the sports
man, in astonishment; IT thought my red
brothers all liked red whisky"
'sYes, me like It," SAID the Indian.
"Like It, and don't drink it?' exclaimed
the sportsman. 'If you like it, why not
drink it?"
me like it and drink little; brother drink
little, want more; bimeby heap drunk lnlun.
Ugh! me no drink any," said the Indian.
The sportsman looked at the Indian, then
at the whisky, and finally dashed the flask
against stone, breaking 1t and emptying
the contents upon the ground: He stood
gazing at the broken flask awhile, and then
told his errand. The Indian rolled up his
bark, went to the river with the sportsman,
helped to get the deer into the boat and took
them to Sheboygan. At parting the sports
man grasped the red mans hand and saidt
!"Thank you for your temperance lecture;
shall drink no more" The Indian smiled,
seated himself in the boat ar rowed back to
his hut.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15
NEW LABOR COMMISSIONER.
John T. McDonoueh, of Albany, Nominated
by Governor Morton.

Dy IOveruOr HOIIUH.
John T. McDonough, of Albany, was
nominated by Governor Morton to be the
New York State Commissioner Of Statistics Of
Labor. to fill the vacancy caused by the
expiration of the term of Office of Thomas J.
Bowling, also Of Albany.
{ Mr. McDonough served his party in the
Constitutional Convention as n delegate-at-
large. He was born in Ireland in 1S43. When
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15
CHAPLAIN M'cABE on BEEn AND BREAD.

CdhfLh1N IL Oh06 OSN o2<SS Tn1'o o"So~s
In a recent issue you say, Anarchists
want to get bread by force. but they seem
willing to pay for beer" Yes, and how much
do they pay? The Anarchists are only very
small. wing of the laboring classes Of our
country. It is hardly worth while to find
out how much they pay for beer and whisky;
but the millions Of working people pay over
s75o, ,OO0, 900 every year for that which Is not
bread. Why not remind them OF this fact2
They are the main support OF the colossal
rum traffic which boasts OF drawing into its
Golfers &900, ,000, 900 annually. -
The laboring people OF the country spend
more for whisky and beer than the entire
banking capital of the Nation. II they would
save what they spend in this way and start
banks they could soon have 10000 banks
with 90, ,25O, ,00O, 900 capital. Don't get the fg-
ures wrong. I'll write 1t out SO there will be-
no mistake. In three years, by saving what
they pour down their throats, they could
have banks running In their interest with an
aggregate capital Of two thousand two hum
dred and fifty millions Of dollars, leaving a
net profit Of at least one hundred millions q
year to be divided among them.
Put this at them-put It at them strong.
The way for the poor to get rich Is to stop
spending money for that which Is not
bread and their labor for that which salts
feth not" .'
Oh for public press that will speak fear
lessly on this subject -Plttsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-15

| instruments and the sweetest voices, people
may find entertainment. Patronize such en-
tertainments when they are afforded you.
Buy season tickets, II you can, for the Phil
harmonic and tho Handel and Haydn socie-
ties. Feel that the S1.50 or 80 that you
spond for the purpose Of hearing an artist
play or sing is profitable investm ent Let
your Academies of Music roar with the ac-
clamation Of appreciative audiences assem-
bled at the concert or the oratorio.
Still further, 7 commend, as worthy OF
their support, the gymnasium. This institu-
tion is gaining in favor every year, and ]
know of nothing more free from dissipation
or more calculated to recuperate the physi-
cal and mental energies. While there are a
good many people who have employed TINS
institution there is vast number who are
ignorant of its excellencies. There nre
men with cramped chests and weak
sides and despondent spirits who through
the gymnasium might be reused up TO the
exuberance and eXhilaration OF life There
are many Christian people despondent from
| yeas TO year who might through such IN in
| stitution DO benefited in their spiritual rela-
tions. There are Christian people who seem
to think that it is good sign 10 be poorly.
and because Richard Baxter and Robert Hall
were invalGs they think that by the same
| sicllneSs they may como TO the same
grandeur OF character. l want to tell the
Christian people Of my congregation tnat
God will hold you responsible for your in
validism if it is your fault and when, through
right exercise ami prudence, you might be
athletic and well. The effect OF the body
upon the soul you acknowledge. Put man
OF mild disposition upon the animal diet oi
which the indian partakes, and in little
while his blood will change its chemical pro-
portions. 1t will become like unto the blood
of the lion or the tiger or the bear, while his
disposition will change and be,ome fierce
and unrelenting. The body has a powerful
effect upon the soul.
Light up all your homes with 1nnocen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-20

ed England long and earnestly and
when they found that il did them no
good they declared their Independence
and were happy, and so long as there Is
a language spoken upon the earth me n
wifi sing their praises. Today the de-
scendants Of these men urge that We
shall again go into the business Of petit
tioning England What a fall is this IN
patriotism and American manhood
NoN-PARTTSANSHIP.
In 1861 when the drum beats called you
10 arms. You were not asked whether
YOU were a Republican or eDmocrat.
YOU were not asked whether you were a
whsg or ar independent; you were only
asked whether you loved the flag ard
were ready 60 fight for il. In 1895 the
question IS not whether you are a Re
pubEscan or a Democrat. whether you
are a Popuiist or a Prohibit1onist: the
question is do You love Republican in
stitutsors and Will YOU help mzin tain
Them. We are now ~ the fork OF the
road. b. turning TO the left We pass
permanently into a British policy, we
GO lingo the region OF dear money and
low prices. into the region OF perpetual
f1sri times FOR all men who tofs We go
mo the region where Ne will have Tur-
key. Egypt India and Ireland for asso-
GATES But Z We turn 20 the right
II We rsDsidiste Hanna and has bOodle.
IL we respect the memory u F1e faFa-
e-s, Il We again declare as they cl1
TIA; We are independent OF every nation
on the earth. then tt.is republic viii leap
forward on a new career or grandeur
and % glory. a career % prosperity and
OF happiness. a career THAI WIZ elevate
the sons % men and be q blessing 20
rhs people x The earth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-20
HE SPINS THEORIES
GOVERNOR ALTGELD SPREADS HIM
SELF UPON FINANCES.

He Devotes Time in a Speech In Chicago, to
IN. Cost of Production Theory of
Moneys Value, Which He Assails, and
to the Volume of Money Theory, Which
Pleases Him-He Then Deplores the
Degeneration of American Spirit and
Worries Nightly for Fear the Republic
Nav be Spuned Out.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-20
WICHITA WHOLESALE
AND: MANUFACTuRING HOUSES
Houses Thorough
Mrmshe thus ready eerncefo wei or
hud

wANTEDAFirst-clas mandolin. cheap.
for cash Address. Monday only. he
South Main street. oiOS-lt-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-20

I'm other words. as populat ton in
creaSes there must be a corresponding
Increase in the volume OF money or there
will follow a practical shrinkage. that is
there VIII be less money per capita. For
merly there was added every year not
only all OF the gold but all of the sill
Yer. except what was used in the arts,
the silver being about equal 10 the gold.
This in a measure kept pace with the In
creasing population so that the increase
in population would not necessarily az
feet prices, but now there is added an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04
O! Personal Interest.

Postmaster General Wilson will deliver
tire annual address before the New York
safe Bar association meeting in Albany
In January.
ton of bank cashier of the State bank.
C.tunlwa, Iowa. since January. 1884. Her
p rents are Swedes.
Rev. Helen Van Anderson has become
usstor OF the new Church of the Higher
Re IN Boston. She was born in Iowa. is
hout IS years old. Is fair and fashionable
Or. Dorpfeld. the German archaeologist.
n9w lecturing, i'll this country. viii write a
preface for the book on the Mycenaean
-e by Professor Manatt of Brown uni
frsity. soon to be issued.
The Gear has left the impression on
some of those who saw him during his
visit 70 England Of not being at al re-
tifnid through ineXperience and silent
through fear that he may make mis-
take.
Charles r, Flint of the New York
yacht which is to make IS miles an hour.
50 that she will be the fastest craft atioat.
she VIII be designed that she car be
turned into torpedo boat IN three days
The Baroness .Adolph de Rothschild at
her Brittany villa in one of the walls of
her boudoir has a sliding panel of plate
s.aSS through which at pleasure she can
see into her COW palace where the ami
iIs1is feed from marble managers, ana are
Tnillled into silver pals.
Professor b. Woulvin of Brussels. Bel
giGnl now visiting Washington, holds the
clair OF applied electricity in the Univer-
sity of Client. He says that while Europe
i much farther advanced in the knowl-
edge OF the theory of electricity. in all APP
p,ications of that wonderful power to
commercial uses the United States is far
III the lead.
Mrs. Labouchere some u years ago was
known as the beautiful Henrietta Hodson
an actress skilled in the best traditions of
the old English stage. She won her fame
chiefly at the Royalty and at the Queen :
Acre Miss fIodson was little more than
a child when her rendering of the part of
Ariel in The Tempest gave her lead
irg position among the younger actresses
OF the day. Her great part was that of
Lady Gay Spanker in London Assur-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04
4 Newspaper Library.

a most interesting and valuable
sorapbook collection is that of Miss
Dora Burstali, OF the Omaha Public
library. This young lady. who presides
over the reading rooms and takes care
Of the newspaper files, became pos
sessed of the idea that there WAC a
great loss Of information when every
month these files were destroyed, and
she began TO clip from them system
atically. Enthusiastic and faithful inner
work, II steadily grew until now, with
the assistance Of the head librarian. W no
recognized it's value, 1t has become
comprehensive bureau OF information
In neat rows on long 1lnes Of shelves
aferaBged the big cardboard envelopes,
book shaped, that in alphabetical order
contain clippings from the best known
newspapers Of every large city, COM
prising wide and varied range Of
topics. One department Of this unique
collection Is devoted to biography. and
in this the clippings are mounted, and
when possible the sketch is headed by
portrait. These are well patronizcd
by the local newspaper people, who
"ant to have cuts made. Each clip
ring has marked upon 1t the paper
from which il was taken and the date
of its appearance.
For the benefit Of the public school
children there is a department contain
ing descriptions of the Yule tide. the
rational holidays and every kind Of
festiviiy, with appropriate selections
in verse and prcsc.-Troy Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04
ParauraDhs for Children.

It was a great big New York high
school boy who electrified his class the
Their day by asking in the course of g
lesson on the habits of fish where salt
fish came from. And another boy in the
same school amused his English teach
er by writing in his composition that
'Benjanlin Franklin went to Paris on
the edge of the Revolution"
An interesting small experiment is to
try to move your eyes while looking at
them in the mirror 1t will be found to
be impossible, although at any other
time the eye is the most movable part
Of the body. 1t is this fixed look of the
eye in the mirror which makes our ex-
preston as we see i: ourselves in the
glass SO different from that by which
We are known among our friends
Boys and girls are apt nowadays to
consider five cents very small coin
indeed. yet enough of these nickels 10
gcthcr make a sum that is very impc.s
ing. 1t is estimated that New Workers.
going up town and down town, across
town and around town. in the elevated
and surface cars in just one year
spend, in their fivc-cent fares over S25,-
900, 900! You who are boys and girls
today have much more pocket money
even those of you who think your
selves poor, than did your grandfathers
and grandmothers.o even your fathers
and mothers. Money is more plenty
now than then; to save pennies now
amounts to more than it did quarter
Of a century ago. One of the sights of
London is the fine Thames embankment.
built of solid stone masonryits smooth
firm walls extending for miles along
the river front. This splendid piece of
work. which took years to build. was
paid for by the coal pence of Lon
don. For every ton of coal which came
into the city a penny toll was paid,
and this money built the embankment.
You see, many Titles soon make a
big"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04

Friday afternoon, the High school
pupils held a joint discussion of the
political issues of the campaign. The
various issues We're handled in an IN
tellgent and lively manner from the
standpoints of the Republican ana
Democratic parties. The Democrats
We're outnumbercd but We're not found
lacking in argument. After the dis
cusson an election was held in ac-
cordance With the Australian ballot
system. which resulted in William Nc
Kinleys receiving 26 votes and Bryan
II. No votes were east for the other
candidates. 1t is worthy of remark
that not IA single vote had to be thrown
out because of incorrect marking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04
About Table Talk.

Though a genuine "Auiocrat OF the
Efeakfast Table is rarely to be found
IN real life. in any family Of ordinary
lnteiligence there need never be a lack Of
entertaining conversation. There are no
better aids TO digestion than smiles and
laughter. and however plain the fare.
a pleasant Interchange Of thought one
rises from the table feeling that he has
Toasted sumptuouely.
ilanpy is the landlady who numbers
among her boardcrS one that has the
ability 10 divert the attention OF the
SGests from the toughnesS Of the steak
qua The shortcomings of the waitress by
the timely introduction of some more en-
Evening topic. Who gives thought -
tine food on ones plate when good story
i being told or brisk Interchange OF
BIN rnots IS in progress?
If you have nothing better than silence
10 Offer. says pythagoras. be silent.
ard many are the occasions when 'si
!ence Is golden but the man vino - the
1hie with others is too engrosSed with
rs food TO take an interest in the con
Vrrsation of thos" about him ought to eat
hls meals In solitude.
In many cases the habit of silence is
formed In chdnoOd through the reitera-
d III Of the Old adage. Children
s.touid be- seen and not heard and be-
comes z lifelong injury 10 those who are
~ turally retlcent. on the other hand. a
ei'ild often becomes bore through being
q lowed on an occasions 10 YnonopoIize
To- cOnVersati ton. But there is a golden
n an between tbf-Se INC extremes. ana.
a the home table. children as soon as
they are old enough to express themselves
II diligently Should be encouraged 10 take
n 1T in the talk of the hour. Converse
jign is the commerce Of IDEAS. and some
iifn.s a child's simple words are freiEhted
wish IDEAS that are beyond price.
Never permit conversation 10 degencr-
ale into gossip he careful 10 introduce
10 topic that Is purely personal avoid all
fr.ention Of ones ailments. and never al
r. =. 4 discussion to become either heated
o. heavy.
Bright and cheerful converse enhances
the flavor Of the costliest viands. and q
u tie nonsense is the best of sauces.
! slr1ter's Bazaar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04
Somerset Towns.

Skowhegan. Nov. 3.-tSpeciaD.- Tho eicc
ton resulted in New Portland: Rep, lSi
Dem. 12t scattering. Is.
Norrideewock gave Rep. 25s. Dem. 81
scattering, Il.
Madison gave Rep, sii. Dem. H. seat
tering. Sc.
Arson gave Rep. 2l7. Dem, %. scat
tering. 30.
Mercer gave Rep. %, Dem. Is, scatter
ing 10.
Athens gave Rep. III Dem, %, scat
tcring, ;.
smithheid gave Rep, IS Dem. - scat
tcring. l.
Scion gave Rep. 49,. Dem. SIS. scatter
ing O.
Bingham gave Rep. 1l3. Dem. so,
scattering 3.
Canaan gave Rep. 13o, Dem. 81
scattering 1.
Carratunk gave Rep, 80; Dem. Q.
Moscow gave Rep. 40: Dem. -.
North Forks gave Rep, Is, Dem. Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04

Anton Bruckner, the musical com
poser. died recently at Ausfelder, in
Austria, at the age of H. His best
known work is his Eighth Symphony
in G minor. which takes a whole eve
ming for its performance and which
was first given twenty-five years after
II had been composed When he began
10 play it was difficult to stop him. He
once competed for the post of court or
ganIst at Vienna, each candidate being
allowed twenty-five minutes, and play-
ed for over an hour before the Judges
could stop him. Once at the CRYSTAL
Palace he played till he exhausted the
organ blowers and the wind gave ont
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04
HALLOwELL CELEBRATES.
Bells Ring and Ronfres Bla,e in Honor Of the
Great Republican Victory.

Hallowell, Nov. 3.-(SpeciaD. Bells
are ringing. bonfires blazing, whistles
blowing, and the streets filled
with happy crowds this evening.
Excitement has run high as the
returns have come in. and the Re
publicans, young and old, are giving
vent to their joy over the result. VI
ana down the river can been seen ths
light of fires. and the shrieking OF
whistles is plainly heard from our sis
ter cities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04

Don't forget that the foot ball game
this afternoon, is going to be among
the best If not the very best that has
been played here, this season. The
Colby team have acquitted themselves
very creditably this year and deserve
that kind of support that comes through
the gate on the days when they are
struggling for the supremacy. A good
crowd this afternoon means much to
the COlbyS. Turn out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04

No effort was made by either DEM
ccrats or Republicans to poll COM
plete vote. however. about the same
number of votes were cast in each of
the wards, as in September.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04
Portland. Deering and Westbrook.

Portland. Nov. 3.-Portlands vote:
Mckinley 1891. Bryan 2i73, scatter
ing goo
behring's vote; Mckinley SIS. Bryan
2+2, scattering 81
Westbrook's vote: Mckinley 753
Bryan 362. scattering 100