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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24

The three smallest horses. In 1S4s
what was thought to be the smallest
specimen of the equine race in the
known world was "Queen Nab" a
rampered pet at at the London zoologi-
cal gardens. Nab was brought to this
country when Is years old but only
lived three months after she reached
New York. One account says that
she was only 1G inches high, another
that she was 26 inches, both measure
ments probably correct, taken atdifter,
ent times.
A few years ago the Baroness Bur-
dett-Coutts owned a Shetland pony
only IA inches high and is inches in
length.
But the smallest horse brute in eXis-
tence belongs to the shah of Persia.
1t is 12 ga inches high and wears gold
shoes worth $50 each.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
Some Day.

When I was boy my mother used
to say to me sometimes: Dewitt,
you will be sorry for that when I am
gone" And 1 remember just how she
looked, sitting there with cap and
spectacles, and the old Bible in her
lap. She never said a truer thing than
that. While we have our frieds with
US we may say unguarded things that
wound the feelings of those to whom
we ought to give nothing but kindess.
After awhile some of our friends are
taken away from US, and those of us
who are left say: "Oh, if we could
only get back those unkind words,
those unkind deeds; if we could only
recall them ~ But you cannot get
them back.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
WIND AND WEATHER.
The Signs Should BE Taught In the Ameri'
can Public Schools.

can Public Schools.
"The direction of the wind has nothing
whatever to do with the course of thun-
derstorm, or, for that matter, any other
storm; neither has the direction of the
low scud clouds. which generally travel
from north to south mt right angles to the
course of the raincloud. Look up above
these small clouds at the great moving
mass, and you will learn the direction OF
the storm. With = little study any OBJ
server can quickly determine the direction,
velocity and character of q coming Storm
In the smoky down town district this is q
more difficult matter, but in the parks and
on the boulevards no mistake need be
made. In the average thunderstorm the
upper clouds are cunulOus, or rolling, with
curved edges. These are very black, and
one can mark their outlines. Look little
farther down and you will see clearly
marked line where the cloud curves cease
and the whole is merged into an even
shade, generally lighter fhan the nearer
clouds This is tho falling rain, which
forms solid sheet through which the eye
cannot penetrate. When this rain line
reaches the zenith, the shower begins
"Thunderstorms are almost invariably
preceded BY calm lasting from two to ten
minutes. 1t seems as if nature designed
to give her subjects warning. AS the
stormcloud mounts into the heavens the
wind dies away and hush comes over ev-
erything. The storm is from one to fve
miles wide. This is the time when the cheer
full idiot in the park predicts that the storm
is going to blow over. 1t does. 1t blows
over houses and fences and drenches the
foolish ones who disregard the plain warn
ing given.
''That is why" continued the weather
crank, THAT weather signs should be
taught in our public schools. will volun-
teer to start night school for the school
marms. ''-Chicago Times Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24

=. Ger, an old rooster, once
pleasantly in an English
with a turkey gobbler and a
tam easant. 1t may be that the al
tachNent was very strong between the
turkey and the pheasant, as the third
party was rather disposed to take the
lions share of the food and look with
some contempt upon his little friend.
Having been brought up in the woods,
he seemed to think ne had no right to
claim equality with farm-bred. fowls.
But the pretty pheasant knew she
would always find a protector in the
stately old turkey, and it was a sad
day to her when he was sent TO anOth.
er farm to live.
Now the rooster and pheasant did
not get on so well together, and one
day they had quarrel. Of course the
rooster beat as he was so much larger
and stronger, and the poor wounded
pheasant disappeared from the place,
leaving the victor to crow over his
wonderful conquest. But his triumph
was short; for after time the pleas.
ant returned with his old alley, whose
new home he managed to discover. by
what means he had made known his
wrongs to the turkey I cannot tell:
Perhaps the sight of his bloody head
told the whole story. Certain 1t was
that his friend travelled over the whole
distance for the sole purpose of aveng'
ing the wrong of his former playmate.
The two fell upon the quarrelsome
rooster and quickly dispatched him.
What a very unpleasant thing a
quarrelsome disposition is, and what
dreadful results sometimes follow.
"Leave off contention before it be
meddled WITH" is good rule for boys
and girls, as well as for chickens and
turkeys.-Little Sower.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
Genius and Madness.

Genius oftentimes seems to have about
1t touch of madness, and insanity some
times shows streaks of genius, but the re-
letion between the two is accidental, not
essential. If this has been said before, it
will do no harm to say it again, as an anti
dote to the mixture of each to which Nor
dau and Lombroso and others are just now
treating the civilized world-Journal Of
Insanity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24

Two sorts of Christians make most
of the trouble in the churh. They are
like the walters in certain restaurant.
who stumbled into each other and
smashed some crockery. One was alb
sent-minded and the other was cross
eyed. The cross-eyed man said, an
grily, "Why don't you look where you
are going?" The other retorted,
"Why don't you 60 where you are
looking?
He that is content to be creature OF
circumstances is likely to become poor
creature in very poor circumstances.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24

Instructor in Latin: "M1iss B., OF
what was Ceres the goddess?,' Miss
B: "She was the goddess of marriage"
Instructor: 80 no: of agriculture. ."
Miss B Cooking perpleXed): "Why, |
am sure my book says she was the god
dess of 'husbandry."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24

We put things in order. God does the
rest. Lay an iron bar east and west. 1t
is not magnetized. Lay it north and south,
and it is.-Horace Mann.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
Speeds Locals

Speeds Locals
Try Johnron's chill and fever tonic. No
cure no pay. At Speeds.
Our line Of soap and toilet articles is com.
plcte. Call and see before buying.
p. B. Speed.
We are headquarters for fine toilet soap.
hair brushes, flesh brushes clothes brushes,
tooth brushes &c. In fact everything In She
line OF toile articles. Il. B. Speed.
TO cure a cold in one dav take laxative
bromo quinEne tablets. only 25c per box. For
sale al Speeds drug store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
Restaurant.

T would announce to my friends and custo-
Il mers that l have moved my RESrAU-
RANT to Cothran's Block, on Washington
Street. where l will be glad ro serve the pub.
ic with as good meals as the provisions OF
the market will afford.
HARRIET E. ADAMS.
Oct |, 1895, ems.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
W ater w orks.

HAVE your work done by man that
IL knows his business and save money
and health. 4. Is. FERDN fI.
Practical and Licensed Plumber.
Abbeville, S. C., Jan. II. 1897.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24

Close connections at Greenwood for all points on
8. A. L. aud g. & G. Railways, and at Spartanburg
with Southern Railway.
For any information relative to tickets rates. sched
ule, ETC., address
W. l. CRAIG. Gen. Pass. Agent, Augusta, Go.
E. NJ. NORTH, Sol. Agent
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24

In France the sexes are almost exactly
balanced, there being ,004 women to 1000
men.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
BOARD DIRECTORS.

Abbeviile 8. c.. Feb. Is, 1895.
Mr. j. r. Blake, Jr., Treas. F. NJ. F. A. A. G.
Dear Sir-Please accept our thanks for check
of $500 TO cover recent loss of our dwellings by
fire. For cheapness and safety we cheerfully
commend the Farmers Mutual Fire Associa-
tlon Of Abbevile County to all who desire In
surance on their property.
z. ". ASHLEY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24

DICHAitD CAN'T. Is now prepared to do
X all york in his department In the best
manner and at reasonable charges. Monthly
ustomers shaving, hair cutting and sham
ooing 81 per month. Rasors honed and put
II the bast condition for Is cents each,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-24
Earmyard Quarrel.

Ger, an old rooster, once
pleasantly in an English
with q turkey gobbler and a
- .,, 10 tl,nt I,n ~
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-17
BAD AS THE BENDERS.
A Terrible Story of Coldb1ooded Crime
From Kansas.

A Terrible Story of Coldb1ooded Crime
From Kansas.
Columbus, Kan. Sept, 16.-A story
of crime, rivaling the deeds of the
notorious Bender family, comes to light
in murder trial now in progress here
in the district court. Ed and George
Staf1eback, brothers, and their mother,
Mrs. George Wilson, are accused of the
murder of Frank Galbraith in June
last. The q idence was SO direct that
George Stafieback and his mother were
speedily found guilty of murder in the
first and second degrees, respectively.
and the trial of Ed Staf1eback is still in
progress. The family were keepers of
dive in Gala, Tex. Galbraith was
killed and robbed in the place. follow
over the woman's daughter. His body
was thrown into an abandoned mine
shaft.
Mrs. Cora Stafleback, wife of George,
and two other inmates of the house
gave testimony as to the murder, and
from these witnesses evidence of an
other triple murder at Gala has been
secured. The story is that two girls
from Western Kansas were visiting at
the Wilson dive, accompanied by an
acquaintance. Mike Stafieback, an
other son of the Wilson woman, who is
now in Jail charged with burglary, be-
came enraged on account of jealousy,
and murdered the man and the two
girls with a hatchet. Their bodies
were thrown into an abandoned shaft
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-17
GOLD FROM THE YUKON
The Bella HomeWard Bound
With S500,00O.
SHE BRINGS NINETY MEN
Seventy Are Miners Returning With
Their Stakes-Others Are ProspectOrs
Fleeing From Dawson Famine.

Seattle, Sept. 16. - The steamer
Bella, of the Alaska Commercial
Company, passed the steamer Hamilton
this afternoon. There are 80 passen-
gers ON the Bella, 20 miners returning
with their stakes, said to aggregate
$500, 900, and the remainder are pros
pectors fleeing from the shadow of
famine to come.
Louis Sloss, jr., of the Alaska Com
mercial Company, who was on board,
confirmed all the reports hitherto
given of the shortage of food supplies.
"We have been compelled to adopt
measures" said he ''to prevent single
individuals from cornering the food
supplies. For this reason we have linn
tied the quantity of grub to be sold to
each person. One sack of -four each
week is all that any man is allowed to
purchase. We closed our store for a
time after the Bella arrived, declining
to sell to anyone until we found out
what we had in stock and how far it
would 60 toward supplying the orders
we had already. We will not sell sup
plies to either hotels, or restaurants,
and as far as possible to miners only"
Jack McQuesten, the Alaska Com
mercial Company's trader at Circle
City, who was one Of the number on
board the Bella, says there is not
enough provisions in the Yukon coun-
try now to supply the demand.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-17
cOLD-BLoODED MURDER.
A Georgia Desperate Has His Revenge
After Three Years of Waiting.

A Georgia Desperate Has His Revenge
After Three Years of Waiting.
Macon, Ca, Sept. 14.-A special to
the Telegraph from ,Valdos, Ga, says:
The story of killing Sam Parker, a
well-known citizen of Cecil, at Hahyra,
this morning, by Shelton Dampier,
shows it to have been one of the black
est crimes that has ever stained the
criminal annals of this country. Par
ker was on his way to church, and had
stopped on the street to talk to some
gentlemen, Dampier being in the
crowd. After few minutes CONVEX
sation, the crowd began to break up,
and Parker, Dampier and the town
marshal were left alone. Dampier drew
his pistol at this juncture, and, put
ting it against the bosom of Parker,
fired one shot. The ball passed through
Parker's heart, and he sank to the
ground without word, dying Instant
ly. Turning to the marshal, Dampier
waved his pistol in his face and deied
him, threatening to kill him if he
moved. The desperate then turned
and made his escape. Every effort
will be made to capture him.
The cause CT the tragedy Is said to
date back three years, when Dampier
was prosecuted for stealing some meat
from Parker. Dampier was convicted
and sent to the chain gang. He swore
vengeance at the time, declaring he
would kill Parker on sight, and today
was the first time they have met since.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-17
A CABINET MEETING.
Important Matters Discussed at Execu-
tive Mansion.

Washington, Sept. 16.-Great inter-
est attached to the cabinet meeting to-
day on account of the various important
questions pending and the fact that it
was the first meeting in some weeks.
Every member of the cabinet except
Secretary Long, who is out of the city,
reached the White House at IL o'clock.
The morning session was devoted al
most entirely to consideration of the
Union Pacific question. Members of
the cabinet were very reticent, an in
junction having been placed on them
not to talk of the matter at this time.
Though there was full discussion of
the matter, it is learned that no decis-
ion was reached.
Some differences of opinion on mat
ters of detail developed between Alger
and McKenna over the San Pedro har-
Dor, and it was left to the two cabinet
officers to adjust these differences and
then make a statement on the subject
for the benefit of the public.
With reference to the Klondike rush,
Secretary Alger laid before the cabinet
several kilograms urging relief for
stricken prospectors, including one
from the citizens committee of Tacoma,
representing that distress exists already
at Dawson City; stating that starvation
had begun and praying that a revenue
cutter with supplies be sent to St.
Michaels. The discussion made it evil
dent that the cabinet was not quite
clear that the government had war
rant of law for furnishing supplies, but
Secretary Alger telegraphed Senator
Perkins, who is interested in line to
Alaska, asking him if he would under
take to deliver a shipload of supplies at
ST. Michaels. If it be found that the
law will not permit the government to
send supplies, then relief will be fur
nished by private persons, in order that
a horror may not grow out of the rush
for gold.
Neither the decision on discriminate
ing section % of the tariff act nor the
Cuban or Hawaiian questions were
mentioned at the morning meeting.
The president is clearing up all i'm
portant matters, on which cabinet con-
sultations are necessary, for the purpose
of taking another vacation as-sson as
possible.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-17
TALE OF SPANISH CRUELTY.
Deported Prisoners in Transit Are Bru-
tally Treated.

tally Treated.
New York, Sept. 15.-The Press
says: Two passengers who reached
this port on the steamship Scandia tell
tales of Spanish cruelty to prisoners.
Their names are Juan Vivo and Albert
Lopez
Vivo says that he and 1876 others
were deported in December, 1896. from
Havana as political prisoners by order
of General Weyler. They were to be
confined on the Chafarinas islands and
were shipped on steamer for Cadiz.
On the voyage Vivo declares the treat
ment they received was brutal in the
extreme. They were huddled together
like animals in the lower hold of the
steamer, and were heavily manacled.
Scarcely any food, and that not fit for
human beings to eat, was given them,
and only two pals of water day were
allowed for the 1875 prisoners. Their
thirst in the hot and reeking hold was
torture. One of them objected to such
starvation and was beaten so severely
by the guards that he died the next day
and his body was Immediately thrown
overheard.
Vivo was pardoned on the last birth
day of the king of Spain and was re-
leased on August 2. He was sent to
Malaga and from there made his way to
Gibraltar, where generous merchants
bought him passage to this city.
Lopez was suspect in Cuba, and in
order to save himself from being thrown
into prison he evaded the vigilance of
the Spanish officers, went to Europe and
reached Gibraltar, whence he took
passage for New York. He corroborates
Vivo's tales of Spanish cruelty.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-17
SPANIARDS FIRED UPON.
An Exciting Incident Occurs Off the
Florida Coast.

An Exciting Incident Occurs Off the
Florida Coast.
Tampa, Fla, Sept. 16.-The Spanish
consul here, Pedro Soils, is wrathy be-
cause the state patrol steamer Germ
fred on several Spanish smacks. The
Germ is large trim launch belonging
to the state health board, and is armed
with small cannon. The Spanish
smacks hover around the coast and sell
Spanish LIQUORS, ETC., to the sponging
and fishing vessels that come here, thus
infringing on the quarantine laws.
This practice is to be broken up, and
the state health authorities have adopt
ed stringent measures. Last week two
were captured, and the American and
Spanish vessels caught together were
sent to qurantine.
While the Germ was on her last trip
she sighted two Spanish smacks and
they put to sea. Finding she could not
overhaul them, the launch sent solid
shot after them. The second shot
brought them to, and they were sent to
quarantine.
The Spanish consul wired a complaint
to Washington after the firing on the
Spanish vessels, and the matter was
brought to the attention of DR.. Porter,
state health officer. DIR. Porter and
Mr.. Soils had conference yesterday in
which the health officer, who is re-
tired naval physician, plainly told the
consul that the smacks would be fired
on and hit, too, if they did not stop
when signaled. There was much feel
ing over the firing. as the Cubans have
made much ado over the matter of an
American vessel firing on the Spanish
flag, and jeered the Spaniards here
| hor Il
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-17
Faur Were Drowned.

Waterloo, Ia, Sept. 15.-Rev. Scott
Hyatt and wife, Royal Mcqueen and
Miss Mae Tibbets were drowned in the
Cedar river at Waverly yesterday. The
party went on an excursion yesterday.
This morning the bodies of Hyatt, Nc
Queen and Miss Tibbets were found in
a deep pool, clasped together. About
10 o'clock today Mrs. Hyatt's body
was found 800 yards below, caught in
barred wire fence. The theory is that
the women were in bathing, and got
beyond their depth, and the men lost
their lives in an attempt to save them.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-17
DENTISTRY AT DAWSON.
Former Seattle Man Practices 1t and Is
Making Money.


Making Money.
Seattle, Sept. 16.-Dr M. M. Cald-
we'll, dentist, formerly of Seattle,
now of Dawson City, writes his wife in
this city under date of Dawson City,
August 8, as follows:
Il have opened an office here and am
doing we'll. The 18th of the month
will be two months since started in
business. I have made 81, 1857. so up
to this date. That will be about $70O
per month.
''Moose meat and fish have been very
plentiful here this last month. Fish
at 25 cents per pound and moose at so
cents. Most people like moose as we'll
as beef. I don't go much on moose. I
think that got hold of an old tough
bull. 1t took all day to cook it. The
Alaskan Indians live on such things for
months, and are fat and healthy. AS
long as moose and fish hold out there
need be no fear of anyone starving to
death. think that will get quite
lot of crown work to do here. There is
no one else here that can do it.
charge from $25 to $50 each.
''The days are beginning to get lit
tie shorter now, as it gets dark between
IL o'clock and midnight. The last
time that I saw any dark night was
when we were camping on Lake La
barge. That was June /. Since that
time the nights have been about as dark
as cloudy day. Cold weather will
set in about Septem ber Is. have just
had dinner. The bill of fare was as
follows:
"Soup, dried spuds, with beef grease
and salt; potatoes, with peelings on, 20
cents per pound; bread, bakers, three
loaves for 81; butter, middling fair, 75
cents per pound; lemondade made from
acid of milk: coffee that came from
Seattle. Fresh potatoes cost 5000 ,per
ton. :"
81 think that ate seven or eight for
dinner today-potatoes, not TONS"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-17
WIRE IN HIS AORTA.
Novel Means Employed to Save Adrian
Hehortoge's Life.

Novel Means Employed to Save Adrian
Hehortoge's Life.
San Francisco, Sept. ia surgical
operation remarkable in itself and
wonderful for it's SO far successful re-
suit, has been performed upon Adrian
Hehortoge, a veteran and skillful ma
chinist of this city.
Fifteen yards of silver wire, as large
around as an ordinary hypodermic
needle, have been introduced into and
coiled within his arota, the great arte-
rial channel leading directly from the
heart. Those 45 feet of wire have
been in there for three months and
they have saved his life. They were
inserted at time when death seemed
certain because Of complications result
ing from severely injured aorta.
Technically the patients trouble was
aneurism or saculated tumor of the ar
terial wall, and its development to a
rupture of the aorta was only ques-
tion of time with certain and instant
death as the result. The wire was in
troduced into the aorta in order partly
to fill it and form there clot that in
time would contract and be absorbed.
thereby restoring the channel to it's
normal formation.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-17
Battle-ship Indiana Damaged.

New York, Sept. 16.-A special to
the Journal and Advertiser from Hall
fax says: During the recent docking of
the battl,ship Indiana her bottom
bulged under the forward turret. The
fault is attributed to Naval Constructor
Bowles, of New York. He came here
to see that the docking was properly
done. The weight of the turrets was
so great that the bottom sank enough
to seriously affect the turret's supports.
The dock officials say that they have
docked British vessels much heavier
than the Indiana, but critics in the
United States will be disposed to
throw the blame upon them and accuse
them of purposely trying to cripple one
of the best vessels in the navy.