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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-12
COL. REND ON THE STRIKE.
The Chicago Operator is Hopeful of an
Early Settlement.

CHICAGO, July 12.-Col. VIM. p. Rend,
the millionaire Chicago coal operator. has
returned from Pittsburg. where during the
rsst week he has been I'm conference with
other coal mine operators and with the
officials of the miners organization relative
to a settlement. of the strike. Mr.. Rend
says there is no telling right now when
the strike will end 1t will be found out,
he says. in the Pittsburg district.
Whether or not ii will spread TO other
fields of labor he cannot say, for a strike,
like confiagration, sometimes, spreads to
everything within reach, but he hopes
for an early and peaceful settlement by
arbitration,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-12
MAKING MILITARY PREPARATIONS
Gov. Atkinson of West Virginia Fears
Trouble From the Strikers,

Trouble From the Strikers.
WHEELING, w. Va, July PA great
change has come over the miners of this
state and the operators do not disguise
their intention to keep the organizers from
doing effective work here Meetings were
held at Thacker. Elkhorn and Bluefield
last evening, but no definite action was
taken, though sympathy for the strike was
expressed.
Governor Atkinson and Adjutant General
Appleton are preparing for trouble. With.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-24

School Board, that with the addition of
the room now leased for school purposes,
the city schools will Still be filled to their
capacity. And
WHEREAS, Overerowding is detrlmcn.
tai to the best interests Of the school, as
we'll as the health Of the pupils, and be-
lieving that the tax payers and patrons of
the Canton City School District residing
therein desire that our limited school
privileges be reserved for the children Of
district exclusively, therefore
Be IT RESOLVED, That all pupils re.
siding outside of the said Canton City
School District be excluded from said
schools.
Seconded by Brown. The vote on same
was as follows viz: Brown, yes; Gem.
mill, no; Lewis. yes; O'Neil. no; Skart.
vedt, yes. The resolution was declared
adopted,
CD motion adjourned.
W. &. GEMh1II., G. SKARTvEDT,
President. Clerk.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-24
CitY School Board.

Special meeting Of the Canton City
School Board held in E. S. O'Neil's Of
fee, September 9th. 1897. Full board
present. Moved by J. NJ. Lewis and
seconded by A. r. Brown that Messrs.
Gem mill and Lewis be authorized to rent
the Old Court Room, at reasonable rent
al, and that the same be fitted up for
school purposes and that the same be
seated with about thirty.six seats; and
tn at Miss Nortvedt be transferred with
about thirty six of her pupils to said
room. She TO conduct said room under
the supervision of the board. Mr.. O'Nell
moved to amend the motion by striking
out the last sentence. viz: ''She to con-
duct said room under the supervision OF
the board" The motion to amend hay
ing received second the vote on the
amendment stood as follows: Brown,
no; Gemmlll, yes; Lewis, no; O'Neil. yes;
Skartvedt. yes. The amendment was de-
clared carried. The vote on the original
motion as now amended being as follows:
Brown. no: 'Gemmill, yes; Lewis, yes;
O'Neil, yes; Skartvedt, yes. The motion
was declared carried.
Moved by IT, S. O'Neil that Messrs.
Gemmill, Lewis and Skartvedt be author
lied to purchase slate black board for
the north wall Of room No. l. and also
that they have the Old Court Room re-
sc wi
necessary furniture for school purposes.
The motion was carried.
On motion adjourned subject to the
call Of president
w. C.. GEuMIL1, G. SKARTvEDT,
President. Clerk.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-24

Canton City School Board convened ia
special session according to adjournment
on Sept. S:h. 1897. Full board present.
DR.. J. M. Lewis dntroduced the follow
ing resolution and moved its adoption:
Be IT REsOLvEB, By the Canton City
School Board. That all questions for final
examinations of all grades, in the High
School Room, be prepared by the said
school board; and that all examination
papers Of pupils taking said final exam
nations, shall be, as soon as marked by
the principal and her assistant, turned
over to the president OF said school board,
and by him submitted to the board for
review. Be it further
RESOLVED, That in the preparation Of
all questions for such examinations, no
members of the school board having
children who will take such examination,
shall take part in the preparation fsuch
questions or be cognizant of the contents
of the same.
Seconded by Mr.. Brown. Vote stood
as follows: Brown, yes; Gemmill, yes;
Lewis, yes: O'Neil, no; Skartvedt, no.
The motion was declared carried.
The committee appointed to lease the
second story of the old court house for
school room reported that they had leas-
ed same for the ensuing school year at a
rental of $50: $25 of which is to be paid
Jan. 1st and S25 June lst 1898. The re.
port was accepted and it was decided to
fl up said room. and on motion of e. s.
O'Neil the work was to be let to the low
est bidder, Messrs. Gemmill and Lewis to
make special contract for the work. G.
Skartvedt was instructed to purchose
forty Minneapolis Automatic Desks OF
the following sizes, viz: l6 No. 3; II
No. 4, l2 No. S, besides back seats No.
2. . back seats No. and 2 back seats
No. 5.
The following resolution was intro
duced by J. NJ. Lewis who moved It's
adoption:
WHEREAS. 1t is the opinion OF the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-24
STATEMENT.

In view of certain resolution intro.
duced into the minutes of this board by
two of its members, rejecting on the
actions anc motives of other members
and not caring to have assertions so
knowing false and misleading go alto.
gether unchallenged In these records, we
the undersigned members OF the Canton
City school board submit the following g
statement and desire to have it entered
on the minutes of the board, to-wit:
DR.. Lewis made the original motion
that the President and himself be ap.
pointed Il committee to secure the old
court room for school room. At sug.
gestion of Mr.. Brown motion WAS ampli-
fed to include transfer of Miss Nortvedt
with about 3G pupils and placing school
under supervision Of the board only. Mr..
O'Neil move that the supervision clause
be struck out, thereby keeping this school
under the same general supervision of
principal and board. This amendment
was supported by the undersigned and
opposed by Messrs. Brown and Lewis.
Mr.. Brown now withdrew his support
from the whole matter, not in sympathy
with the taxpayers nor because additional
room was not needed, but because he was
not permitted to divorce this school from
the main school and remove it from the
same general supervision. DR.. Lewis
his own resolution as amended
and has from the first insisted that no
more grades be placed IN the high school
room. In pursuance of the resolution,
DR.. Lewis has taken nn active part IN
securing lease of the court room and
also retaining an additional teacher.
Up to this point there seems to be no
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-24

Special meeting Of the Canton City
School Board held in e. S. O'Neil's office,
Sept. 9th. 1897. All members present.
The committee appointed for the pur-
chase of school desks reported contract
for seats let to Marshall Mfg. Co., also
reported the contract for fixing the Old
Court Boom was let to Conrad Knudson
for S32.
Moved by G. Slsartvedt that the last
resolution adopted, at the asst meeting,
be reconsdered. Seconded bv Mr.. O'Neil.
Vote on same as follows: Brown, no;
Gemmill, yes; Lewis, no; O'Neil. yes;
Skartvedt, yes Motion declared carried.
E. S. O'Neil moved that the resolution
to exclude all outsiders, that now had
been reconsidered, be indefinitely post.
poned. Seconded by G.. Skartvedt. A.
r. Brown moved TO amend this motion
by substituting the following:
WHEREAS, It appears that certain
members of this school board have favor
ed the leasing Of additional school room
to be used for school purposes, entailing
an expense Of over $500 upon the tax pay
ers Of SAID district, have a0t been actust.
ed from desire TO relieve the crowded
condition of the schools; but it appearing
that that their motive has been to pro.
vide room for certain favorite pupils re-
siding outside said district. Aud
WHEREAS, 1t is the intention of said
members to put additional seats in the
High School Room for the purpose OF ac-
commodating said outside favorites at the
expense of the taxpayers, therefore
Be IT RESOLVED, That justice to tax
payers and resident pupils of said district
demand, that one of the lower grades be
transferred to said High School Room,
thereby relieving the taxpayers from said
additional burden, and the pupils from
being compelled to seek school privileges
in close proximity to the County Jail.
Seconded by Mr.. Lewis. Vote on Mr..
Browns amendment as follows: Brown.
yes; Gemmill, no; Lewis, yes; O'Neil, no;
SKartvedt. no. Amendment lost. Vote
on the original motion: Brown, no;
Gemmill, yes: Lewis, no; O'Neil, yes;
Skartvedt, yes. Motion declared carried.
On motion adjourned.
W. c. GEMM1LL, G. SKARTvEDT,
President Clerk.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-24
CANTON, S. D., Sept. II, 1897.

CANTUN, .. D., OtPJ' 11' 1O0''
AT the regular meeting OF the Canton
City School Board, held IN the office of
E. S. O'Ne:l, Sept. 18th, 1897, the follow
ing members being present, A. r. Brown
and ]. NJ. Lewis, the following proceed
ings were enacted. A quorum not being
present the board adjourned to meet Sept.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-24
18th, 1897, at 7:3O o'clock p. m.
ARTHUR R. BROWN, J. M. LEWIS,
Chairman pro tenn. Sec. pro tenn i.

Canton City School Board met in regu'
lar adjourned session in E. S. O'Neil's
office, Sept. 18th, 1897, at 7:30 p. m.
Members present. Gemmill, Pres. A..
R. Brown, j. NJ. Lewis and G. Skartvedt.
Minutes of preceding special meetings
read and approved. The following bills
were on motion allowed, viz:
Chas. Hymers for taking ashes
out of school room basement. s 5 %
Nels Thompson, repairing foun-
dation in closet. 20
H. H. Mallory, materials and ..
work repairing B. B., 5 IS
Mrs. Seely. flowers for commence
ment exercises, .... s w
Laxson Bros, flannel for busters. 40
Mr.. Hafsaas, plans and specifica-
tions for addition to school
house, 10 w
Vote: Brown, yes: Gemnill, yes;
Lewis, yes; Skartvedt, yes. Carried.
Bills approved.
J. M. Lewis offered the following reso-
luton and moved Its adoption:
BE IT RESOLVED, BY the Canton City
School Board that no warrants be drawn
on the District Treasurer until the same
has been authorized by the School Board.
Seconded by Brown. Vote as follows:
Brown, yes, Gemmill, yes; Lewis, yes;
Skartvedt, yes. Motion declared carried.
On motion that Miss Elizabeth Abbott
be employed as teacher in our school
for the ensuing year at salary Of $40
per month, the president was authorized
to enter into contract with her to that
effect.
On motion adjourned.
w. G. GEMMILL, C. SKARTvEDT,
President. Clerk
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-09-24
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Continued On Fifth Page.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24
THE NEW LABOR LAW.
4 Correspondent of the Anderson
Journal Points Out Defects

Our Legislature did wise and just th ing in
enacting new labor law, but alas! for the
serious defectS II contains. AS IL now stands,
1t is so amazingly unjust to the employer
that II is great wonder the defects were not
discovered by It's makers.
According TO It's provisions, the penalty for
violation of contract, where advances have
ueen made is either fine or Imprisonment
OF the former from twenty-five TO one hund-
red dollars, and OF the latter from twenty TO
thirty days. In either case the employer
loses the advance debt and suffers also
damages in the way OF purchase OF guano,
feeding stock and preparing crop with no
one 10 finish u. Suppose the laborer is fined
LAY fifty dollars. and Is able and willing and
does pay the sum, who gets the money? Is
any part of IT applied to the advance debt
and damages? Nay, verify. Does not the
payment OF the fine release the Iaborer also
rom the contract? 1t not only pays money
TO the State, that the employer ought to
have, but sets the laborer free. And SO II is
also In case the penalty is imprisoD ment.
suppose the laGorer is sentenced 10 thirty
days in prison, and owes his employer thirty
dollars, is 1t not plain that he can 70 to jail,
be f,d and cared for anu pay OFT his debt at
The rate of one dollar day. And not only so,
hut is under no obligation 10 return TO his
employer and complete his contract. Fine
anu Imprisonment do not pay the employer
for his advances aud for The expense he has
incurred. 1t colnpels h IN, howeves. to take a
clear receipt with round O's in place of dol
lars and cents for his outlay and liberates the
lubOrcr. The law is not worth the paper on
which it Is written, If the laborer is disposed 10
take advantage of it's defects. There would
be some justice or value In the law if the
fine or imprisonment could be made 10 reim.
burse the employer for his outlay. Let the
fine be large enough to pay costs OF suit and
also the debt ana damages. Or let the i'm
prisonmeni IF that be the penalty, be In la.
Dor to the State or County sufficient To do the
same. Justice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24
ApDeNrNlceS.

man can be man without his clothes
but society reckons man partly by his out
side tiXings, and for this reason the wise man
goes TO Cohen's for his clothes.
A business may be Il business without any
advertising to it, but the immutable law Ol
custom, before which men and nations rise or
fall, has written in letters OF unQuepchable
fire that men must advertise aud that by
their advertising so shall they be judged, that
is one of the reasons that cause the best mer.
chants Of Abbevllle to stand 30 high with the
people.
Until those words OF fire can be quenched
no man has right TO practice or to preach an
individual doctrine opposed 10 the rule or
custom.
l will admit that the advertisement never
brought reply or never created curiosity.
and yet l am willing to stake my reputation
upon the assertion that II the value OF adj
vertising wa, limited TO the appearance OF
advertising that advertising would be neces.
sary TO proper conduct of successful business
The man who advertises stands before the
public In the full, legitimate and dignifled
prominence OF one who IS proud OF his bust.
ness, has right 10 be proud of II, is doing
lots of IL and wants to do more of IL, and he
is the kind of man that everybody wants TO
do business with. for just so long as the
moth will he attracted by the candlelights, SO
long will trade swarm around the advertising x
Of business. These facts account for the man y
advertisements of progressive firms that ap-
per in the local newspapes OF Abbevlle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24
NINETY-SIX.
All Sorts Of Items About the Old Fort

Ninety-Six, s. c., March %, 1897.
Miss Lille Calhoun and Mr.. Talbert were
married the 1lth instant at the home OF Mr.
T. G. Turner Miss Calhoun Is well known
and popular In town. A host Of friends ex
ten tend hearty congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs
Miss Carrie Miller entertained her friends
In most delightful manner last Friday even.
was with many regrets that the guests bade
their fair hostess goodnight. A delightful
supper was served In the course Of the even
Ing.
passed through NLnety.Six Friday enroute
for Greenwood. Mrs. Patterson has many
friends in this town who still retain a pleas
ant remembrance OF her as Miss Eta Blake.
MT. Hal Sloan attended services at the
Methodist church yesterday.
The young ladies OF the Presbyterian
church contemplate giving Dime Reading
In the near future. The best talent in the
town will be gotten for the occasion and we
may safely predict an interesting and enter
tanning program.
Miss Bensln Plowden and Mr.. Dick Rey.
nolds were in town Sunday.
Mr.. Tom Blake spent several days last week
Miss Tudie Hill, after pleasant visit of q
week to her aunt, Mrs. Lipscomb, returns
the Pythian jollihcation at Green woodThurs.
day night. They report fine time.
The friends OF Miss Mary Blake will be sur
married March i7tb TO Mr.. W. B. Stuart Of
Iva, Anderson county, which place will be
her home in the future.
Grain Ia looking fine in this section and the
fruit trees are SuddIg our rapidly
The infant daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. Y.
Sherard died Friday night.
Cambridge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24
LIT is PUT YOU
On the Right Track.
COHEN
THE LEADER OF LOW PRICES
WILL DO IT,

We don't expect any man 10 buy here who
can do better anywhere else, but he'll have a
fruitless hunt. We pun our whole heart Into
clothes-buying and selling. We employ
every talent, profit by experience, strive for
every perfection, and have got the art doWn
TO icety. While some are shouting how
cheap they've got, we want TO tell you how
fine we've got. Anybody can sell common
clothes-theres no knack about that. We've
got suits as low as Stall wool and will give
you satisfaction, but our better class OF goods,
where eXpertness counts, cleverness is taxed,
where competition Is declared out OF the race.
where It's meek and neck with the best or
custom tailoring, and we are selling that
class OF goods at actual cost now to make
room for spring stock. And just tn INK OF
what saving II Is. A little more than is
ask ed for the cheap truck, but great deal
less than the tailors demand-aoout nail.
What worth have words when everybody
claims the largest stock? What weight nave
published prices unless you can prove the
values? You've got a standing invitation 10
look us over and see If we are not showing
three times the variety of suits that ls 10 oe
| found anywhere else. You are assured sat,
as.kind" but guarantee that there can be
| no better made. There's no chance Of our not
being able to suit you. Such an immense
line must hold everybody's size and every.
body's style. Some of the "back-clolhlers"
advertise clothing In any shape as the lash-
ionable sort, but their idea Is like their clothes
ancient. The styles this season are OF the
moderate sort In length. both cutaways and
sacks. This way for the correct style at low
est prices that can be made for the best
clothes,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24
A Mere MOckery.

Spartan burg Herald.
Mr. W. T. Coon, of Denmark, was here. and
II is said that he was under the Influence o
LIQUOR. He attempted TO arrest negro who
was wanted IN Denmark. The negro ran
down Main street and Mr.. Coon pulled his
pistol and fired missing the negro but the
who happened to be In the street about one
hundred and fifty yards away.
Mr.. Coon was promptly arrested and was
fined S25 by the town conucil this morning.
Upon which the Spartanburg Herald re-
marks, as follows
The above is from Bamberg special, and
while II Is but the repetition of what has hap
pened half dozen times within week, We
desire to call attention to the fact that S25 IL
not enough for the privilege of shooting reck
Iessly in the street and hitting an innocen,
man.
The man wantonly pulls his gun and fires
In the public street OF a town or city, Thereby
Jeopardizlng the lives of the Innocent human
beings, ought to be punished. No matter
what the provocation, the use OF fire arms In
this reckless manner ought not to be tolerat-
ed.
Yesterday the telegraph told of little gir
who was playing on the streets in Birming
ham, killed by policeman who shot at some
body else. 1t Is getting very common, and sc
long as men can shoot out grievances for W
or s25 and officers can jerk their guns and fire
when they choose, We can never have protec
tion.
What did this officer care for S25 fine? VIII
II deter him In the future! =.
II instead OF fining, the alternative Of work
Ing on the chain gang had been given, the
chances are when tempted to shoot again
when he was liable TO hit byStanders, be
would desist.
We are fast approaching state OF affairs In
this country where citizens will have to wear
coats OF mall to protect themselves from po
Ice pistols.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24
A Carolina Preacher,

Ine CnarlOtIe observer says:
"The Rev. DR.. j. Y. Fair, of the
Grace Street Presbyterian church, il
Richmond, and formerly pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church of Char.
lotte. is considering a call, says the
Richmond Times, to the Independent
Presbyterian church at Savannah, Ga
1.-THE Independent Presbyterian
church is one of the oldest churches oil
the Presbyterian faith in this country,
and stands on land granted to the con.
gregation by George II. The church
antedates both the Synod and the Pres
bytery, and still adheres to the ritual
of by-gone days, the minister being.
required to wear the Geneva gown,
which closely resembles that worn by
Episcopal ministers. This DR.. Fair
says he does not object to-"
DR.. Fair is native of Abbeville, was
for a long time pastor of the Presby-
terian church ut Laurens and is well
known in Greenville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24

There is no mistress of household
who has not felt an uncertain hospitali
about asking her guests to join in hel
family worship. Every one has acquint
auces she would not hesitate to ask tt
the table, and would hesitate tt
the home altar. Perhaps the reluc
tance arises from a dissimilarity o.
creed, and a fear of ofense in conse'
quence. More likely it arises from
that sin of restraining spiritual con
fidence which is peculiarly besettine
one in this materialistic age; for the
diversity of the creed is no bar. Prayer
is the universal religion, and men o.
every creed and men of no creed may
meet together at the feet of one
Heavenly Father. The relectance more
likely arises from that weak shame
facedness which too often prevents
sympathy between friends on spiritual
subjects. They are afraid to be mis-
understood, smiled at, criticised. This
latter idea is one which even good and
great men have not always met bravely,
for when DR.. Fuller once had some
guests of great quality and fashion.
God-fearing as he was, he omitted his
family worship on their account. This
act. which he bitterly repented, be
designated as "a bold bashfulness,
which burst offend God. while it did
fear man." But we should remem ber
with the grand preacher that our guest,
though they be ever so high or rich,
are yet by all the laws of hospitality,
below US while they sojourn under our
roof. Therefore, whoever comes with
in our door should also come within
our household customs and discipline.
IF they sit at our table for meat, ii is
but kind and right that they should
bow at in in prayer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24

l want to be better man. If so, l
will be a better man. Everyone can
be as good as he wants to be. "My
grace shall be sufficient for thee"
If, instead of gem or even flower
we could cast the gift of lovely
thought into the heart of friend, that
would be giving as the angels give.
II you would think little more of
the service that you owe to other peo-
pie, ana little less of that which other
people owe to you, it would be we'll.