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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
Grants Different Hats.

After his return from abroad Grant
had little japanese servant, who took
charge of him as though. the General
was bit of machinery and he was the
engineer. Some of the newspaper men
noticed that in the course of one trip
Grant had on six different hats, and
they laughingly asked him what was
the significance of the change. Grant
said, "Why, I do not know; 1 sup
posed I had on the same hat all the
time" Investigation brought out the
fact that the little Jap, through the
suggestion of some Of the ladies OF the
party or some of the committee, had
received ideas as to what kind OF q
hat the General ought to wear at Ger
tain towns. If it was college town,
lust before he arrived the little Jap
would tiptoe to the General, remove
the slouch hat, place silk hat care
fully on the Generals head and trip
out. the General never losing a word
of any conversation. At the next stop,
if it was explained to the little Jap
that it was q soldier town, off would
come the silk hat and on went the
Generals military hat. He made it a
rule for the General never to appear
at two places in the same hat, and the
Joke of it was Grant himself did not
know ANYTHING of the scheme.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
A Clock Garden.

A clock garden, whose flowers will
tell the time of day, is being planned
by Instructor Il. A. Ouisterhout OF
the Botanical Division of the Univer-
sity at Berkeley, Cal. He proposes to
cultivate such a garden on the Uni
versity grounds, arranging the plants
in dial form. The hours and half
hours are to be indicated by the sue
cessive opening and closing OF buds.
"The flowers will be arranged like
a clock, said Mr.. Ouisterhout, "and in
the early morning they would begin to
bloom--the different varieties at diff
ferent periods, according to the light
and heat. Gradually the opening OF
flowers would extend around the cir
Gle, until at night the circle would be
all in bloom. The first garden of the
kind was at Upsala, Sweden, by the
Botanist Linneas. There is also one
in Paris, and efforts have been made
to cultivate them in the Eastern States,
but, owing to the elements, they have
not been very successful. I think the
California climate is suitable for such
an experiment. New York CONNER
cial Advertiser
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02

tanooga campaigns, and FIVE of those
States-Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-
souri,, West Virginia and Maryland
had troops on both sides. Nearly every
Northern State, and likewise nearly
every Southern, was engaged at Gettys-
burg, and at Shiloh were troops from
twenty different States, North and
South. The Battle of Chickanlauga
(September l9 and 20, 1869, as re-
garded by military experts as the best
demonstration of the pluck, endurance,
prowess and strategy Of the American
soldier ever given. Measured BY per-
centages of losses and the duration of
the fighting, it was the deadliest battle
of modern times. Its sequel and COM
panion piece, Chattanooga November
24and 25, 1863 lis considered the grand
est spectacular engagement. So Gattys-
burg July l, 2 and 8, 1869, CORE
spending with Chickamauga for East
ern operations, and SURPRISING it in
worldwide renown, registered the
highwater mark of American courage
and achievements in arms, and stands
to-day as the pre-eminent battlefield OF
the Western Continent. AS to Shiloh,
itfurnished an admirable example Of the
peculiar characteristics of the Ameri-
can soldier and his adaptabili5y in
sudden and unexpected emergencies,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
without number that the reign of the
horse ia forever over. In illustration

without number that the reign OF the
horse is forever over. In illustration
of this statement the unprecedentedly
low prices at which horses have lately
been sold are quoted, and there coma
grewsome stories from the West OF the
shooting of entire herds of horses on
the ranges, in order to save the pas-I
ture for the more valuable beef crea-)
lures. As supplemental these tales,
it is even said that canning factories
have been established where horse
flesh is put up in potted form for our
use or unsuspecting foreigners. The
paragraphers and cartoonists have had
their fling at the subject, and If one
should take the signs of the times,
everything would seem to point to the
virtual extinction of the equine species
in the not remote future. But those
who love mans best friend and servant
among the dumb beasts, and who do
not care to surrender him for studs OF
steel or naphtha fed cabs, need not be
unduly alarmed. In fact, horsefesh
would seem to be an excellent invest,
ment at this very moment. With the
fall in prices, that was due to a variety
of reasons, horse-breeding has been
giving adequate returns for the past
few years, and more brood mares have
come upon the market than ever before
in an equal space of time. Compare
lively few foals have been born, and
prices are bound to rise before long.
Aside from all questions of value,
few people who livein suburban places
care to be without horses, and the
question of housing them suitably has
to be met by large proportion OF
builders.
The carriage house and stable must
be Influenced more or less by the ma
ture of the grounds and the relative
position of the house to which it be.
longs. The general rule, Of course, is
that it must be inconspicuous, or If 1t
is where it must be seen, it should not
suffer in comparison with the finished
villa. At the same time its subordln-.
ate character must be borne in mind,
80 that it may not detract from the
dignity of the dwelling. Even if the
general style Of the house is followed
in the matter of architecture, the orna-
mentation must be far less profuse and
ornate. Extreme simplicity, COM,
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A PNEUMATIC BOAT.
Constructed of Rubber and Inflated by
Means of Air Tubes.


Boats and pneumatic tires are now
manufactured on the same principle.
The latest craft of this sort construct,
ed can be debated and packed in one
corner of trunk, together with the
iointed oars used to propel it. 1t is
capable of carrying comfortably from
three to SIX persons. 1t is durable and
absolutely safe, being non-capsizable.
If filed with water it would still float
several hundred pounds.
These rubber boats are totally un-
like anything ever before constructed,
except that rubber has in the past been
used for pontoons. There are two
kinds. One is of rubber cloth, with a
continuous air chamber around the
top, which is made in two separate
compartments. On each side the oar
locks are buckled. The oars slip in
and out of these little rowlocks, but
are not fastened by thole pins. There
is also an air tube running lengthwise
under the centre of the boat. This
serves as keel and also as bumper.
The other style is, perhaps, the most
notable. 1t is given full form and
rigidity in inflated tubes running
lengthwise. The oarlocks are buckled
on to the sides of the top roll. When
being transported these boats are
placed in a small case, something like
valise, and can be either carried in
that form, =, as stated, in trunk.
Both boats are made in four separate
compartments, and are fitted with
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
A Mile From Lind.

An old tourist, recalling Captain jud-
kins of the sidewheeler Scotia, tells
how that worthy skipper used to be
trundled about in a rolling chair when
his gout was bad. And he also recalls
the delight with which the irreverent
Young men heard the anxious spinster
ask the scowling autocrat three days
out) how far they were from land.
about mile, ma'am," snapped Jud-
kins. Indeed! How interesting! In
which direction?' I'm that direction,
ma ami shouted the captain, pointing
downward as he turned his back toward
her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
WHERE SOLDIERS FELL.
THE GOVERNMENTS THREE GREAT
MILITARY PARKS.

How the Battlefields of Chickamauga,
Gettysburg and Shiloh VIII Look to
the Coming Generations-Some of the
Characteristic Monuments Erected.
The Government has created three
elaborate National military parks on
The three greatest battlefelds of the
Civil War-Chickamauga, Gettysburg
and Shiloh. It is intended that they
shall serve as permanent object lessons
Of American courage and valor, and
each of them will be constructed on q
scale of magnifcence not to be seen
elsewhere in the whole world.
None of these parks will be merely
ornamental pleasure grounds. The
prime idea is to restore those historic
fields to substantially the condition
they were in at the times of the battles,
and, in harmony with that idea, the
parks to be created on their sites will
be devoted strictly to the illustration
of the supreme struggles which rem
dered them famous for the benefit of
future generations rather than of sur
viving participants. In these parks
every incident of the battles will be
treated from the impartial standpoint
of history, without sectional animosity
or bias, and in all the markings and
monuments rigid justice will be shown
alike to the vanquished and victors.
Chickamauga and Shiloh were the most
memorable contests of the war in the
West, and Gettysburg was the most
n1omentous conflict in the East, and in
all three the most distinguished Cen
erals, Union and Confederate, COM
manded, and troops from typical Sec
tions fought, so that by securing and
preserving those fields intact as repre-
sentative examples of the greatest
battles of the Civil War the Govern
ment will be able to perpetuate their
history in a concrete physical form fol
all time to come.
Each of those three battles, however,
was in measure representative OF the
whole country. Twenty-nine of the
thirty-thre States east of the Rocky
Mountains, which comprised the
Union at the outbreak of the war, had
troops in the Chickamauga and Chat,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02

either pneumatic seats or seats OF
plank, as may be desired.
It is not only in calm waters that
the boat has been tested, but it has
been given an ample trial in New York
harbor, we'll down toward Sandy Hook,
on several occasions when rather
heavy sea was running. The result
has been to show that the craft pos
sesses any amount of buoyancy, and
rides either heavy swell or consid'
cradle sea and ships very little water.
One boat of this description, with SIX
persons aboard, made the journey to
Perth Amboy on a day when it was al
most hazardous for small sailboats II
the open without meeting disaster ot
any sort and hardly wetting the clothes
of its passengers.
The method of initiating or debating
the craft differs with the size. The
arrangement for holding the air is such
that it is hard to conceive an accident
that would disable it so that the all
would escape. While it is not an un'
common matter for the tire of bicycle
to be punctured, the material OF the
rubber boat is so much heavier and sc
carefully prepared to- resist the impact
of even sharp pointed instrument
that the danger Of a puncture is hardly
among the possibilities. In any
event, it would withstand a much
heavier shock than the ordinary boat
and for that reason alone promises te
be of value.-New York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
Nailed the Bike Thief.

We note the pretty story of the bitter
bit which comes from Pasis: A few
days ago bicycle was stolen from the
front of a cafe on the boulevards.
Prompted by happy inspiration, the
owner put an advertisement in the
Gaulois, stating that he desired to
purchase q machine, and describing
pretty accurately the one he had just
lost. The plan was perfectly success
full, for next day the thief appeared
wanting to sell the advertisers bicycle,
and was promptly handed over to the
police.-London Globe.
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and constitutes u fitting third in the
trio of or greatest battlefields.

trio of our greatest battletields.
When completed the park will De the
most comprehensive and extended
military object lesson in the world. 1t
contains 1000 acres, and the central
driveway, passing through and over
looking all the heavy fighting ground,
is twenty miles long. The old roads
of the battles have been reopened and
new roads closed. Over forty miles of
the main roads of the field have been
rebuilt in a substantial manner. The
details of the six battles--Chicka-
mauga, Missionary Ridge, Lookout
Mountain, Orchard Knob, Wauhatchie
and Browns Ferry-are set forth upon
historical tablets within the park.
These tablets, numbering about 1000
in all, are cast iron plates, four feet by
three feet, with embossed letters.
After casting, the plates were glazed
black and the embossed letters
whitened, making the inscriptions dis
tinct at distance. Each plate con-
tains from 200 to 400 words of hiS
torical text, and is fastened to an iy0n
post, set in concrete. They mal;Sthe
positions of army headguarteC/ corps,
divisions and brigades, both Union
and Confederate, and the pa arts tax ell
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
A Fast to n Finish.

\, People who think they can go without
food for long time will now have an op-
spartunity to demonstrate their capabilities
In Ahis.line and incidentally take chance
MIA MO 900 pot. H. L. Kramer, IN Indiana
capathEst has issued a challenge for any
'oae t1fSeHt DR.. H. 8. Tanner, the famous
fsstars ID 63ast to finish. The conditions
are .thAtuntftone or the other acknowl-
edgea him&edf beaten both contestants
shall 'ab1tafn Erom all food and drink, each
contestant, however, to be allowed one
gallon Of pure Spring water day. The
winner takes the ss1O0 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
bined with strong and artistic lines,
always gives the best results.

bined with strong and artistic lines,
always gives the best results.
The accompanying plan elbows q
stable that would grace any suburban
place, and yet it is not very expensive
or pretentious: The general plan is
capable of many notifications. AS
originally drawn, it provides for all Of
the newest improvements, single and
box stalls, carriage room, washing
stand and harness room, all on the first
floor; on the second floor provision ls
made for the hay loft and the quarters
for the coachman. The foundation ls
of stone, the exterior rough clapboards
and shingles, upon which if we use
red and green stain the effect is ad-
mirable.-Copyright, 1897.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
Frog Breeding.

Every little while some item about
the great profits in frog farming ap-
pears in some sensational paper. But
after diligent search, we have not been
able to find that such an establishment
is in existence anywhere. There are
many damp localities where frogs
thrive better than in other places and
where catching them for their legs is
unite all industry. but this is only
a natural development and there is no
culture OF farming about it whatsoever.
American Agric llturist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02

There are thirty-seven newspapers
and periodicals published in Guate-
mala, according to recent consular
report. Of this number seven are
dailies, fourteen weeklies and twelve
are issued once month.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
Decorating n Bald Head.

Artistic Wife Ito bald husband)-
"Let me paint a spider on your head,
darling, so that the flies won't come to
trouble you while you are having your
little ap."-Tit-Bits.
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by each organization gre coacisely
stated.
It is left to the States having troops
in the battles to erect monuments to
regiments and batteries, and to the
military societies and the larger Or
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02

A forty-pound turkey was served ut
an Allentown Penn feast. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
THE MODERN STABLE.

Extreme Simplicity Should Mark This
tachment to Country Residence.
The great vogue of the bicycle, the'
extension of trolley railroads, and the
introductions of the Auto Mobile cabs;
have called out many dismal predic-
tions. The public has been told times
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
A TANGLE Of HEARTS.
The President of a Bachelors Club Falls a
Victim to Love.
WRITTEN BY E. S. VAN ZILE.

Mrs. Upton said you were to return
for her. Give that to Barnes when you
get to the hall, will you?"
Fernshaw bowed, and few moments
later bid us adieu.
Poor boy, the world had used him
badly that night! There was desper-
ate look in his eyes as he left the room.
and l felt that in his rage he would
destroy the note when he got outside.
1t is dangerous thing to drive pas
sionate young man too far.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-04

the colouiz ,tion Of these Islands
with an alien race which, in her
judgment, might point 10 their
future conquest. The United
States, without an objection from
any other power, holds tho keep
ing Of the integrity Of Hawaiian
soil in her hands. Similarly. she
unquestionedly reserves the right
Of supervision Of treaties that
Hawaii may negotiate with other
countries, in so far as these may
be deemed to affect her sphere of
influence over these islands. An.
nexation would, in short,
really make little difference to
the rights of any nationality in
these islands from those now ex-
listing. japan by protesting
against the contamination OF the
event that has been ripenipg for
three-fourths OF a century simply
lays her motives open to suspi-
cion.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-04
II Timely Topics
Mb 90, 1907.

This week we desire to call
attention to our large and va
ried assortment of Carpenters
Tools, among which will be
found many novelties.
Balsley's Screw Drivers may
be mentioned as one of these.
This little instrument can be
accurately adjusted in a mo-
ment to fit any sized screw
and there is no danger of its
slipping off the screw head,
thus saving much valuable
time, not to mention the wear
and tear of a mans temper.
We have in stock a line of
Monill's and other makes of
Sawsets and Files, Spoke
shaves, Chisels, Gouges, Car
penter and Engineering Ham,
mers OF all descriptions, hat
chefs and saws, various sizes,
shapes and make; Steel and
Try Squares, Pocket Rules
and Carpenters Pencils, Rat
Chef Braces and Spirit Levels
in great variety, Jennings and
Expansive Bits and a number
of other useful articles for car
penters and mechanics.
The Pocket Tool Chest is a
useful article for the house
hold. We have them in sew
eral sizes.
No trouble to show goods.
Give us a trial.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-04
To Be Opened.

THURSDAY, July 10, ut the Sailors
Home, the Restaurant will reopen
with Free Dinner served IN first
class sly 10. Meals, single, 2bei tickets,
$500. Open from . u. NJ. to 7p m,
CHUNG HEE,
bbTln Proprietor,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-04
Notice.

SARATOGA being no longer u pub.
Inc resort, the proprietress VIII he glad
10 let the whole or part with board "
desired or light housekeeping, 10
private families wishing n healthy
summer resort, For terms, address
y. q, Box 2is, or on the premises
660 I'm
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-04
For Sale.

Owing to sudden departure for San
Francisco, Mrs. Mary Holden offers
for sale her Hair Dressing Buslness ON
the corner Of Adams Lane aud Hotel
Street. This includes lease OF build.
Ing, containing b furnished rooms and
kitchen Inquire At 2l8 Hotel street.
B7i.lw
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-04
PACIFIC HARDWARE Co., LTD

just to hand of the New Improved PLANTERS HOE
SOLID CAST STEELxa strong Eye and Blade forged from
piece.
PLOWS-Breakers Double Furrow Subsoi, Rice.
HOWES SCALES-The best in the world
BRUSHES-Paints, Oils and Varnishes
WIRE DOOR MATS-Windmill and Cistern Pumps
VISES PIPE CUTTERS Jack Screws and 10 tons
VACUUM OIIS-Another invoice just received.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-04
IApAN'S BIG KICK.

EINNN rise 10 sensHlioDhl Reports,
the basis IL which puiports to be
ul'grauccs of that noblemsn of
Japau. Paris is one Of the last
capitals where one should expect
Japanese statesman to tell tale
OF woe, seeing that France WAS led
by the nose to back up Russia in
depriving japan of the greater
par If her winnings in .aJ war
with China. An article in the
Figaro says that the Marquis has
come to Europe to protest most
energeticslly in the name of his
Government against what lie calls
a usurpation big with dangers,
and that he declares to his friends
that Japan, which has had to
struggle against greater Difficult
ties at the time of the war with
China, will 60 on to the end with
the United States. These are
brave words, but scarcely so be-
You'd the tenor of Minister
Hoshi's written ones, formally
conveying the views Of his Gov
eminent to the Government of the
United States. Lengthy extracts
from Minister Hoshi's latest pro
ties. against the Hawaiian annexa.
ton project are given in a recent
Washington dispatch. There are
three discernible points attempted
to be made in the voluminous
document, which is not bad
piece of special pleading for
weak case.
!. Annexation would render
"void rble''-the Minister might
as we'll have said "voidn at once -
the treaties between Japan and
Hawaii, involving the loss of
special privileges Japan holds in
Hawaii. A double answer may
be made to this: frst--that the
same thing has happened many
times in transfers Of sovereignty,
and, unless in violation OF a pre-
~i'U- IN lerst,ndlng between the
succeeding sovereign state and
Others, is not essentially legiti-.
mate ground of protest by any
country that the change may
affect preiudicially; ard, secondly
that Japan has a liberal treaty
with the United States, whose
sovereignty succeeds in Hawaii,
about coming into full force, un
der which Japan has privileges in
all American territory fully equal
to any she has a right to claim
now in Hawaii under the treaties
with this country.
2. Minister hoshi says his
Government has no hesitation in
admitting the predominant infu-
ence OF the United States in Ha-
wall. In its opinion, however,
the very such fact that predomin.
ance has existed so long unques-
toned might be urged as reason
against the disturbance of the sta
tus quo, more especially as prac-
tically the whole population of
Hawaii acknowledge the para
mount Importance of the relations
OF their country with the United
States, while it is understood that
only small fraction of that num- ,
Der favor annexation" This an. {
peal TO the majority of the mixed
population OF Hawaii - largely
as it is of Japan's sub ,
isc,s who would never have seen
Hawaii excepting for the para (
nountcy here Of the United States
is most deliciously refreshing.
Hoshi before using such
A plea, however, ought to have
besn in a position to say that a
OF the population OF Co
rea had invited japan to come in
and rule their country, when she
was 80 keen for that job as to 90