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The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
Asleep on the Track.

Grand Forks, N. D., July 9.-To-day
when an extra train was two miles
west of Canton, OIL the Cavalier branch
of the Great Northern, it ian over Amy
Armstrong, aged seventeen years, aud
Jennie Bechtel, aged sixteen, both res
girl was instantly killed, her head be-
ing almost severed from her body. The
Bechtel girl escaped without serious
injuries. The two girls left home to
pick berries. They became tired and
sat down on the track. They fell asleep
and the engineer was on them before
he could reverse his engine.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
Enecta Of Food ON Milk.


A paper in the Transactions OF the
Highland and Agricultural Society, by
Mr.. John Speir of Glasgow, Scotland,
considers the question of the effect OF
food on milk and butter quite exhaust
lively, aud the following is Il summary
of the results OF the experiments made
by the writer, which experiments are
to be continued during the present
year:
1. That at least two foods-young,
fresh grass and grains-havc the pow
er of lowering the percentage of lat in
the milk, and other two-vetches and
decorated cotton seed cake-have
tendency to increase it.
=. That most changes Of food seem
to Ike followed by an increase of fat III
the milk, but that there is strong ten
dency for the milk to return to what
may be called its normal condition.
i. That the solids other than fats in
the milk seem to rise or fall in much
the same manner as the fats, although
to less degree.
4. That an increase of oil in the food
does not seem to give any increase OF
fat in the milk.
s. That the effect of food is more
marked in the quality of the butter
produced than In the quantity.
G. That some foods seem to produce
milk from which much greater per-
centage of the fat can be recovered ny
churning than others.
Z. That the greatest difference In the
effect of the food was seen in the quail
ity Of the butter.
s. That some foods produce buffers
which retain much more water than
others, and buffers which have Il large
percentage of water in them seem
usually to be of second or third class
quality.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
Done by Fireburs.

Aitkin, Minn., July 8. = Early this
morning fire was discovered in the
rear of the Foley hotel. that was part
ly burned on the Fourth, and complete
~ ruined the kitchen and upper story
where the help roomed. The fire was
certainly the work Of fire hugs. 1t Oc-
cured at the same hour as did the
fire of Saturday night.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
Dairy Notes.

The Rhode Island Station says that
milk fever in cows is brain disease,
and is inherited by many cows.
An English professor. writing on the
chemistry of milk, says that the yield
Of milk depends on the milk glands,
and the particular surroundings Of
the cow as regards treatment, etc.. and
only secondly on the kind of food and
the condition of tile blood.
The fiat pea is quite promising as a
forage crop and soil improver in Mich
igan, but mid summer heat kills it out
in Florida. In cool, moist climates it
is very valuable, and, like alfalfa,
when once established, it possesses the
land many years without further seed
ing.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
Matabele Killed.

Buluwayo, July 0-Plummer's col
umn. after several hours fighting on
Sunday finally repulsed Matabele
force. The latter lost 100 killed. The
British lost twenty-three killed and
wounded.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
A sanp shot Mt Nomencla ture.

Sanp Shot NJ N0mencIature.
Western Girl-It's G. beautiful spot,
but I wonder how you can live in
place called Mauch Chunk.
Eastern Girl-Well, where do you re-
side tint you're that particular:
Western Girl-Horseheads.-C Chicago
Dispatch.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
Fe1l Into the Pond.

Hudson, Wis. July 8. = Two little
sons of John Thompson fell into the
pond Of Willow river from a boat to-
day. The youngest, four years Of age,
was drowned, but the elder was res
cued by DIR. Buckmaster Of the sani-
tariuul.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
,r your protection.-catarrh "cures,, or

For your Protection.-Catarrh 'Cures" or
TONES for Catarrh in liquid form to be taken
internally, usually contain either Mercury or
Iodide of Potassa, or both, which are injur-
ious if too long taken. Catarrh is local, not
blood disease, caused by sudden change to
cold or damp weather. It starts in the nasal
passages, affecting eyes, ears and throat.
Cold in the head causes excessive flow of
mucus, and, if repeatedly neglected, the re-
suits of catarTh will follow; severe pain in
the head, a roaring sound in the ears, bad
breath, and oftentimes an offensive dis
charge. Theremedy should be quick to allay
inflammation and heal the membrane. Ely's
Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for
these troubles and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, so cents.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
Son. Of Temperance

Washington, July S.-The fifty-sec-
oni annual convention of the Sons of
Temperance Of North America began
here to-day Mt National Kifies hall.
which was tastefully decorated with
American ard English flags.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
Crete's Fourth.

Athens. July s-The Cretans yester-
day elected a provisional government,
decided to proclaim the union of the
island with Greece and expressed the
hope that autonomy would be grluted
the island under the surveillance of
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
Ready to Reform.

Ready to Reform.
'1'd like ter see the man ez writ
this" he said. holding his fingers over
a paragraph in the newspaper.
"That dialect story?"
"yes, sir. l want to ask i'm some
thin"
Hes not here at present. Isn't
there anything we can do for you? q.
''NIebbe there is. Ye see, come
from the locality he's writin' about.
That's my kind O. talk he's putin be-
fore the public. Whenever he uses
the word come he spells it sum-" g
"Of course. That shows it's dia-
lcct."
..well, we're anxious ter please up
our way. Eff yen tell us any different
way ter per1ounce 1t, SOS the spellin'll
be Come same ez yours, I'll guar
antee that every man In the COM
munity'll practice tell he kin do it jes'
right. .''-Washington Star.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
Six pcanle Iniured

Pittsburg, July S.-By the explosion
Of natural gas at the Evergreen hotel,
seven miles north of Allegheny last
evening six persons were more or less
injured, three. it is feared, fatally.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11

Waterloo, Iowa, July 8. = Fire de-
stroyed half the business portion Of
the town of New Hartford. The loss
will reach $4,000, partly covered by
insurance.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11

These pills are manufactured by the
DR.. Williams Medicine Company, Sche-
nectady, N. Y, and are sold only in
boxes bearing the FIRMS trade mark
and wrapper. at so cents O box or six
boxes for $3.50. and are never sold IN
bulk. They may be had of all drug
gists or direct by mail from DR.. Will
liams Medicine Company. The price
at which these pills are sold makes q
course Of treatment inexpensive aa
compared with other remedies. r -
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11

Killed in . Runaway.
Viroqua. Wis, July 81. W. Stem
scng. a business man of De Soto, was
killed in runaway.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
To MIKE Churnlng Easy.

Director Scoville of the Kentucky
experiment station says that it is diff
cult, without knowing what food IS be-
ing fed and how near the COW is to
calvng, to tell why the butter does not
come when churncd. If she is soon
due to calve it is best not to try to
churn the cream. If she is not with
calf, or is not to calve fer some time,
give her drench consisting of epson
salts 1H pounds and one tablespoonful
of ginger, and feed no grain except
bran or oats. Give all the clover nay
she will cat. 1t would be well to feed
the bran or oats in the for mof a
mash. The cream, If churned, should
have as little in it as possible. STRIP
pings" should not be added to the
cream. The cream should be kept IN
q cool place until there is sufficient
quantity for churning. Then it should
bc we'll soured Mt moderate tempera-
turc, and be thick before put In the
churn. 1t is usual to churn cream at
about GO degrees +. If, after taking
the above precautions the butter does
not come in the ordinary time let the
temperature run up to about CD or ~
degrees before churning. If these pre-
cautions do not remedy the difficulty
the best plan would be to add the
cream OF a COW comparatively fresh.-
Farm News.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
cbccse.NakinE in Switzerland.

In Switzerland, the making Of
cheese is not left to hazard and to
the whlm or ignorance of the peas
ant. Not only is its consumption very
large, but tic .xportation Of cheese
from the little republic last year
amounted TO $11,OO,OOO. For these
reasons. The government takes pa
ternal interest in this indu 'try, and
to this end has established cantonal
schools. tue pupils of which are taught
the theory and practice of cheese. ,';se:
making. by eminent professors. Ihe
riculum includes hygiene, physics,
chemistry. lmstulagc, manufacture
and accounts. Not content with this,
the federal government sends young
men abroad to study, and ut present
forty students ar, i'll Italy investisat-
ing the methods of the production of
the famous Pauascah and Modena
cheese of that country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
The Pronar Policy.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12.-Con-
gresham Newlands of Nevada, tenn
porary chairman of the st. Louis Sill
yer party convention, was interviewed
by a Chronicle reporter with reference
to the policy which should control the
silver men from the mining States
during the coming session. Mr..
Newlands said: II believe that we
should accept the verdict of the coun-
try. The Republican party claimed
protection and the Democratic party
silver to be the paramount issue. The
people have declared in favor of pro
lection and have given the Republi-
can party a contract for the restora-
ton of prosperity. 1t should be al.
lowed TO carry out any reasonable
tariff policy without obstruction. IT
it brings prosperity, we will all be con-
tent; if it does not we will all know
some other remedy is required, and by
the process of eliminatian will come
down to the only radical cure, name
ly, full restoration of silver as money
metal. The people have spoken and
have declared for protection, and do
not think any obstruction should be
opposed to the popular will. Let tariff
legislation be enacted Immediately,
and we will have chance at the next
Congressional election, and if not
then, at the next Presidential election
to test the sentiment of the country on
the silver question, unembarrassed by
tariff.n
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
Defend the Seacoast.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Nov. 11.-Gov-
ernor Mitchell has addressed the fol
lowing letter to the Governors OF
Southern and Western States calling a
8 harbor defense convention to meet
at Tampa:
"In view of the dangers which
threaten the defenseless Gulf and
South Atlantic seaports of the United
States, we have deemed it proper to
issue call for a convention in the in.
terest of the Gulf and South Atlantic
harbors and their defenses. THE OBJ
ject of this convention, which will as
sembled at Tampa, Fla, en- the goth
of January, 1867, is to discuss methods
for the proper defense of Southern
harbors. As loyal citizens OF this Re-
public, It behooves us to heed the ad-
monitions of wisdom and endeavor to
speedily place our defenseless South
ern ports in condition to protect us
from the possible peril of foreign in.
vasion. In the interest, therefore, OF
this important subject, we respectful
ly request your Excellency to honor
this convention with your presence,
and also to appoint delegates from your
commonwealth to attend same. Kind
ly forward the names of such dele
gates, when appointed by your Excel
Iency, to Mr.. q. J. Cooper, secretary
of the Board of Trade, Tampa, Fla.
(Signed) "I. L. MITCHELL.
governor of Florida"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
They Invite Mrs, Bryan.

DENVER, Co.., Nov. 12.-Denver
women representing various social
and political organizations have sent
a pressing Invitation to Mrs. William
J. Bryan to accompany her husband
to Denver on the Oath instant. Their
letter of invitation says: Never be.
fore has the wife of any presidential
candidate been so intimately associat-
ed with him in the minds of the peo.
Pile. Colorado women have read of
your faithful companionship, of your
wise counsels, of your intelligent COM
prehension of the question of the day.
They know you as the devoted wife
and mother, and intelligent aud ad-
vanced club woman, the able repre-
sentative of their sex, of whom they
are proud. They long to greet you in
their own beautiful city of the plains
and they beg that you will reconsider
your unfavorable decision, telegraph
ed to Denver yesterday"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
The State Must Pay.

CHARLESTON, s. G., Nov. 11.-Infor.
nation was received here today that
Judge Nathan Golf, sitting in the
United States court of appeals in Rich.
mond, had handed down a decision in
the notorious Cantini dispensary case
which went up from Charleston on
an appeal taken by the attorney gen.
eral OF South Carolina. The court of
appeals aflirms the decision of the
lower court giving Anania Cantini
SO, 900 damages from the State and at
the same time some very sharp Ian
guage is used regarding Attorney
General Barber. The court says it
was doubtful whether it should not
have taken steps against the attorney
general for uselessly delaying justice.
While an actual threat is not contain
ed in the language of the decision,
there is decided reproof for the at
torney general of the State. The case
has been in the courts for three years.
During the month of October, 1893,
constables visited the establishment OF
Antonia Cantini, citizen of the city,.
and seized quantity of liquors upon
the pretext that he was violating the
dispensary law. In the seizure of the
liquor considerable damage was done
to Cantini's premises. Cantini sought
the legal services Of Maj. Theodore G..
Barker, and Judge Fl. s. P. Boil
ger and an action was brought for
the damages sustained and was imme-
diately entered in the United States cir
cult court. After elaborate argument
on both sides the jury decided that the
State was responsible for the damage
inflicted and awarded Cantini the sum
Of $4,000. Subsequently, Attorney
General Barber appealed from the ver-
dict of the court and the case went up
on a demurrer of the circuit court of
appeals. The case was heard on May
the 5th, 1896. Attorney General Bar
ber appearing for the State and Ma
jor Barker for Cantini.- .-Greenville
News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
Murder In Greenvllle.

GREENv1LLE, s. c., Nov. 10.-This
morning about 9 o'clock, in Dunklin
Township. ten miles below Greenville,
Thomas W. Austin shot and Instant
ly killed.. B. Beeco. A year ago Beeco
moved from Piedmont to the Austin
neighborhood. Mr.. Austin alleged
thatimproper relations existed between
Beeco and Mrs. Austin, and ordered
Beeco to leave the neighborhood and
never return, under the penalty of
death. Beeco had not been seen in
the neighborhood since, until this
morning, when he and his father
drove up to Austin's store, which is
part of his residence. He called MIR:
Austin. The later Saw him, grabbed
his double. barrel shotgun, which was
loaded with buckshot. ran out to the
buggy and emptied the fist load into
Beeco's breast, and as he fell fired the
other load into his head. Austin came
to the city this afternoon, bringing
the gun which he used, and surren-
dered to the Sheriff. He is now in
Jail. Austin is 50 years old, his wife
40 and Beeco 25. Austin is not con-
sidered stong-minded. lie is said to
be of jealous disposition, and at one
time was thought to be insane. The
Beeco side of the case has not yet been
learned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
Saved a Train.

CINCINNATI, o., Nov. 11.-A special
from Washington, Ind, says a tramp
saved an express train from being
wrecked by dynamite short distance
east of Mitchell, Ind. The story is
that the tramp about 1 a. m: found
enough dynamite and nitro glycerine
placed on the track to blow the engine
to pieces as soon as it struck it. Hav'
ing no other mode of signalling he
ran to the nearest switch, tore off the
lamp, and returning signalled the ap-
preaching train. As he was doing SO
he was shot at by the wreckers and
was found unconscious by the train.
men. The officers of the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern are inclined to
doubt the tramp's story as they have
no information of his being wounded
nor of his having shown any dyna.
mite. However, they have ordered
blood hounds to the scene and will in
vestigate the matter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
Splendid Offers Made Bryan.

Messrs. Siegel, Cooper & Co., the
big New York and Chicago merchants,
have made liberal offer to Mr.. Will
liam Jennings Bryan. They say in
their telegram: "You have so thor
oughly demonstrated your ability in
in the present campaign we would
like to know if you would accept an
offer of twenty. five thousand $25, ,OOU
dollars year to manage law do
partment in our store" Mr.. Bryan
has declined the offer as follows:
During the next four years l expect
to devote as much time as possible to
the advocacy of bimettalism, and
therefore cannot consider the PROPOSE
ton made by you. I appreciate the
confidence which your offer implies. !"
Mr.. Bryan has also received an offer
of fifty thousand dollars year to de-
liver series of lectures.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
Bryan for the Senate.

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 10.-A boom
has been started here for VIM. j..
Bryan for United States Senator from
this State. The silver fusionists will
control the senatorship. The consti-
tuition of Washington provides that to
be eligible to the Office the candidate
shall merely be an ''inhabitant" of the
State at the time of his election, so
that the fusion majority could elect
Mr.. Bryan without any trouble.
Richard Winsor, Sr., the populist
leader in Washington. and James
Hamilton Lewis, democratic fusionist
and member. elect of congress, are ri
val candidates for the senatorship and
Mr.. Bryan has been suggested as a
compromise.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
Threatened Bellinger.

AIKEN, Nov. 10.-Your correspond
ent learned last night that the words
threatening Solicitor Bellinger's life
had been standing out in black and
white ever since the week of the Brox-
ton Bridge trial. And this morning I
went down to the passenger station
and found as reported, the words:
Duncan Bellinger be shot yet," on
the margin of a picture which sits on
the mantlepiece. These words seemed
to have been made by well educated
person, but in a disguised manner.
While there is not much attention
given to the words and while they do
not say much, yet when connected
with the Colleton county case, the riot
at the campaign meeting and their
being placed there at the term of court
that the case was tried, and, as it
seems, in a threatening manner, why
should we not ask the question, who
did the writing and for what purpose!
-State
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
To Continue the Fight,

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Nov. 12.-
DIR. M. s. Holt of Weston has received
from Hon. William J. Bryan letter
approving of the work which DR.. Bolt
began OF organizing permanent silver
clubs in this State, preparatory to the
campaign four years hence. DR..
Bolt was formerly a Republican, but
bolted Mckinley and supported Bry-
an. After the latter's defeat he organ
lied q silver club a Weston, with 119
members, and the club sent letter to
the defeated candidate. The letter
received by DR.. Bolt, who is president
OF the club, is in acknowledgment of
the clubs greeting. Mr.. Bryan advises
in strong terms continuation of the
discussion of the silver question. and
says it is bound to win in the end.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
Between Two Fires.

Political gossip today had it that
Senator Thurston, the golden star of
the Republican party in Nebraska,
was in queer position and that the
Republican party was also located
much like the tramp who saw the far.
mer coming toward the apple tree and
knew that the bulldog was already
sitting below. The wires, it is said,
are being kept very warm between
Canton and Omaha and the party
leaders are doing some figuring that is
as intricate and complicated as 13 Is
IA puzzle. Senator Thurston is said to
be wanted in the cabinet-and he
wants to get into the cabinet. On the
other hand, his vacant chair in the
senate would have to be filled; the
legislature of Nebraska would fill it
and the man whom the Nebraska leg
islature-heavily free silver-would
send to Washington would to a Ger
tainty be w. J. Bryan. The Republi-
can party wants Thurston, yet it shiy-
ers at the idea of Bryan. implacable,
unresting, Illuminating in a senate al
ready balanched toward Democracy
and where every added Democratic vote
would count most tremendously. Con-
sequently there is much diversion ines
sages fly to and fro; Mr.. Thurston, ru.
NOR has it, has already accepted the
portfolio of secretary of state and the
Democracy is gaining big chunk OF
consolation over the d;lema in which
the Republicans find themselves in.
volved.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
How to Get Rid OF Stumps.

The stumps of trees left in fields in
tended for cultivation not only mar
the beauty of the fields, but seriously
incommodes farm operations. All
stumps, roots and grubs should be re-
moved from the soil where the land is
cleared, because it is economy of time
and labor to do so. The land CAN be
cultivated more thoroughly, and la
bor-saving machinery employed In
planting, cultivating and harvesting
the crops. Twenty years ago, Hon.
Alfred Colquitt, President of .he
Agricultural Society of Georgia,
urged the farmers of the State to get
rid of stumps without delay, and sug-
gested a cheap, simple and effective
way of doing so. The only appliance
REQUIRED were a shovel, q little dry
kinaling and a~sheet iron cylinder
large enough to slip down over the
larger stumps, the top coned shaped,
and terminating in collar in which
one or more lengths of six or eight
inch stove pipe may be fitted. A hole
is dug between the roots on one side
of the stump, and partially under it,
large enough to start a fire with the
kindling. After the fire is started, the
iron cylinder is slipped over the stump,
the stovepipe is added, and the ar
rangement acts as stove, burning
the stump out completely. If the
stumps are old and dry, and the wea'
ther dry, the stumps will burn with,
out the addition Of the cone.shaped
top and stoyepipe. If the stumps are
green, a half gallon of kerosene oil
poured over the stump an hour before
lighting the fire will facilitate mat
ters very much; but the top and pipe,
acting as draught, will do more, and
cause it to burn down in the roots.
This method is gaining great populari-
ty in England and France. We call the
attention of our farmers to it, as the
distinguished Georgian advocated it
twenty years ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
Openine the Campaign.

Sioux FALLS, S. D., Nov. 10.-Sen-
ator Pettigrew opened the campaign of
1900 last night and addressed one of
the largest audiences eyer gathered in
this city. 1t was announced as the be-
ginning of the bimetallic fight of four
years hence. The Senator said that
he would render Mckinley every aid
possible for him to demonstrate that
the tariff was what allied the country,
but wanted to put himself on record
by saying that he would resist every
section of tariff bill that provided
for tariff on any article controlled
by trust. This created sensation,
and the demonstration that followed
was tremendous. The Senator receiv-
ed great reception at the close OF his
speech.