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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24
ysrv Important ID ecision.

COLUMBIA, March. 19.-In the Su'
preme Court yesterday the following
decision was handed: "W. b. Pep
per, plaintiff, appellant, VS.. Miss Sal
lie Shearer, styling herself Mrs. Sallie
Pepper, defendant, respondent; al
firmed. Opinion by Ira B. Jones, AS
sociate Justice" Behind this is the
sad story of a woman's betrayal and
the perGdious attempt of the man In
the case to heap further ignomy and
disgrace upon his confdlng victim.
Several years ago, in Anderson Coun-
ty, Pepper paid marked attentions to
the defendant in the case mentioned.
Under the promise of marriage he be-
trayed her, but her father and brother.
accompanied by a preacher and a
couple of guns, persuaded Pepper that
it was best to right the wrong ne had
done, as far as possible, by marrying
the girl. Shortly after this Pepper
skipped off and went to Texas. Last
year he applied to Judge Witherspoon
at Anderson to annul ths marriage on
the ground that he had been forced
into it and had not entered into the
contrac! of his own free will and con:
sent. The Judge righteously decided
against him and an appeal was taken
to the Supreme Court, which has just
confirmed the decision of the lower
court. 1t is understood that Pepper
has some property in which he does not
wish his wife to share and that is why
he wants the marriage annulled, but
in this the courts have blocked him
He is still in Texas, and even should
he get divorce in that State it will
not affect his wife's rights to her per-
sonal share of what he might own IN
this State, for South Carolina recog'
nizss no divorce of any kind, no mat
Ter where or for what granted'-Rsg
iSter
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Chapce For Some Town.

COLUMBIA, S. c., March 1s.-"At
the annual meeting of the South Car
olina State Teachers association q
committee of three men was appointed
to see what could be done toward
securing permanent home-grounds
and building-for these annual meet.
iags, such homes as the teachers OF
North Carolina and Georgia have.
From 300 TO 800 teachers from the
common schools, high school, acade.
mics and colleges Of the State attend
these meetings. How manv towns In
the State are interested N this
movements Thiscomnnittee makes
its report ia June" The State
yesterday received the above
which is given for the information of
the public. There is scarcely any
necessity Of pointing out the great
benefit in many ways that will come
to the town or city which has the
number of teac hers indicated to gather
therein once a year. All business
concerns would croft directly from
the presence of such people.
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State Board of Educ alton.

COLUMBIA, March 1S.-The follow
ing communication to County Super
intendents of Education will prove OF
especial importance to teachers
throughout the State:
COLUMBIA. s. c., March Is. 1897.
Dear Sir: The State Board OF Edu-
cation will meet at Columbia on
April 2, and will examine applicants
for Teachers State certificates on
April 8, beginning at 9 o'clock a: m:
At this meeting the County Boards OF
Education will be reorganized as re.
quired by the Act passed at the last
session of the legislature. lfyou have
any matters to submit to this board at
this meeting please send them in time.
The regular examination of appll'
cants for Teachers County certificates
will be held by the County Boards OF
Education on April 16. Decide where
the County examination will bs held
and give ample public notice OF the
time and place OF both the State and
County examinations. The questions
for the County examination will be
prepared by the State Board of Educa-
ton and sent to you. by mail or ex'
press, in due time. Yours very truly,
w. D. MAYFIELD.
The meeting of the State Board OF
Education as is seen from the above
is to be most important one, as all
boards will be reorganized under the
new school laws passed by the last
Legislature. The follwing is the call
for the meeting OF the board:
Dear Sir: Please take notice that
the State Board of Education will
meet at the Governors Mansion at s
o'clock p. M, April 2. at the office Of
State Superintendent of Education al
9 o'clock a. m. on April Sd. Among
other things that will come before the
Board at this meeting will be adoption
of questions for the regular County
examination of applicants for teach
ers' certificates. This examination
will take place on the third Friday In
April. Please prepare and bring
with you some questions to be adopt
ed by the Board. 1900.
By order of Governor William d
Ellerbe, Chairman OF the Board
w. D. MAYF1ELD.
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Deed of q Madman.

AUGUSTA, Ca, March 1s..W1gns
Smith. an old, one-legged Confeder-
ate soldier, had a dispute with his Mllei
in Summerville, suburb OF TINS CITY,
this afternoon, which resulted IN nun
killing his two young children ana
then committing suicide. Smith mas
not lived happily with his wife, VINO
is his second, his first wife having
died some years ago. He went OUT
into the yard and seeing his two Gnu.
dten by his second wife playing, dealt
eaca OF them a blow with his crutch,
Draining them, then pulled a revolver
from his pocket and blew ms own
brains out. The Oldest child was
about five and the youngest three
wears OF age.
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An Elephant SLrauGlrd.

BmpGEpoRT, Conn, March 16 -
Tip, monster elephant which has
been shown throughout the country
for many years past, was put TO death
by slrangula,ion to day. While tae
brute's feet were chained TO stakes firm
ly driven into the ground, men with
block and tackle drew rope taut
about his neck, until hs was dead.
The operation was completed III tnir.
teen minutes. Tip had developed
vicious tendencies. Yesterday he was
given poison, but without marked ef-
tect.
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Foul Play Suspected.

LIBERTY, S. c., March ia re;
port has reached here of man named
Wakecuster being found dead on the
Southern Railroad, three and q hali
miles West of here, on the 14th. he
was near the track and had a jug near
him. There is suspicion OF foul play
as it is thought his body vas put
there to make it appear he was struck
b. train. Coroner Jones was sum.
moned and held an inquest but have
MOI heard the verdict. He had a wife
and one child at Piedmont factory and
was moving and the man who was
moving him mas not been heard O.
around here since Saturday. .-Reg
Ter.
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Russian Students Arrested,

LONDON, March 1S.-A dispatch to
the London Times from ST..
Petersburg says that over a thous.
and students of the University and
other institutions have been arrested
at the very doors of the Cathedral of
our Lady of Kazan. There were en-
deavoring 10 attend prayers said for
the soul of a girl student name W.T.
rolf, who, tits alleged, set fire to her
ban ket and burned herself TO death In
her prison cell 10 escape the insults
and vio4en,,s OF a prison official. She
has been imprisoned since Decemher
on the CHI rge of being political agita-
tor.
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without the contracting of further
debt, or the continued disturbances OF
our finances.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
President of the United States.
The message occupied the undivid-
ed attention of the senators and OF The
audience in the galleries, but no dem
onstration followed its conclusion.
Then, on motion Of Mr.. Allison (Rep:)
of Iowa, the senate at 1925 p. m. ad-
iourned until to morrow at noon.
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An Heiress kidnapped.

ST. LOUIS. March 17.-Ella Burden,
II years old, heiress to 100000, has
been inexplicably missing from her
home since Monday. She lived with
her grandmother, Mrs. Burden, at
5032 Minerva street and left home
Monday for the Dozier school, where
she is regarded as one of the brightest
and preltiest of the several pupils. At
3:30 o'clock in the afternoon, the usual
hour, she left the school for home and
went part of the way with several other
girls, to a point where she usually
took the car for home. Nothing has
been heard of her since. Mr.. Burden
has every agency possibly at work for
her discovery. He declares the only
possible theory for her disappearance
IS that she was kidnapped and is Eeing
held by her captors until a sufficient
reward is offered. Ella is a beautiful
child and we'll grown for her age. A
large reward is offered for her return
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Released from Prison.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Secretary
Sherman has received a cablegram
from Consul General Lee dated late
yesterday, saying: Oscar Cespedes,
a native of Key West, is released from
Cabanas on condition he leaves the
leland" Oscar Cespsdes is no. 40 on
the State list of Americans in prison
and the following information regard
ing him is in that list: Twenty
years, native of Key West; capture /
without arms in iusurgent hospital
near Zapafa, about September 5, 1896;
imprisoned at San Severino Fort;
Matanzas; question Of competency
between military and civil jnrisdic'
ton decided IN favor of military; case
pending"
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LdulS duu uOW SCCS tbC ht@hAP
that election transplanted to the, Sen
ate-it is easy to see that the down
ward course, the 'easy descent to
hell" is being rapidly trod. The
"business methods which have
brought about these rerults and the
reward claimed and obtained SO un'
blushingly must mark an epoch IN
American history. -,
The seat filled by bluff, honest old
Ben Wade and Grand Old Man, "
Allan Thurman, is to be occupied by
Mark Hanna and the question natural
ly presents itself, what is the reason
for thus honoring this man2 Is 1t be-
cause he has oppressed and robbed Ia
bore That he is in fact the embodl-
menG of modern Republicanlsm which
is more cruel than the ex-slaveholders
of the South and knows no God bar
Mammon2
Let the cause be what it may, the
American people have onl ~ them
selves to blame for the conditions IN
which they now fad themselves. The
struggle for the control of the govern.
ment by the trusts and corporations has
caused us to witness strange sights with
in recent years. The Federal patronage
and the possession Of the veto pow
er are the prizes fought for IN the
Presidential election.
A seat in the Senate, which IS t1e
fortress OF the wealthy classes and Ia
vored interests, is becoming SO valua'
BILE that the election CT a Senator IN
any State, North or South where
money can be used, is no longer LETT
to the people or their representatives.
Partisan feeling runs so high as to
threaten rioting and Sloodshed. Wit
ness the scenes in Kentucky last
spl ing, and ses the situation IN Ore
gon now. Then the elections for Sen;
ator in South Dakota, Idaho and
North Carolina are too recent to need
more than an allusion. They all cry
with trumpet voice for the election oil
Senators by direct vote of the peo'
pie. -,
The robbery of the people by still
more oppressive legislation than they,
now endure cannot be accomplished
by legislative action, and a vote IN
the Senate in the equally ballanc:
condition of parties becomes mora and
The state herald., 1897-04-16

that he played when that sad day came,
for on the very next morning tolled
tho bell for Blanca Morelli. who had
been found cold and g;lll and white
when her maid entered to dress her for
breakfast. This was a Friday and the
funeral was set for Sunday. and YOU
may be sure, In place like this. there
was plenty OF talk about the sudden
death and the hurried burial
But my nephcw-poOr RcX!-sald
nothing. He seemed turned TO stone
but he played the most beautiful music
that ever was heard In our church for
the funeral services OF the Girl he loved /,
and, though they wouldn't allow him
TO go near the grand mahogany coffin
In the church. | took care he should
help me TO lower II Into the grave. and
he stood beside me and dropped a
great bunch OF red roses down on to
Il as ] began to shovel In the earth.
well. well. my poor Rex! hope I
may never see such a face OF despair
again; and us glanced at him from
time TO time felt sure his would be the
next grave ! should MI In.
1T was late that night. and was
Just thinking OF going to bed, though
Rex hadn't come home. and I wns
mighty uneasy about him. whom |
heard the click Of the door downstairs
Ms II opened and shut. and then | rec
ognized his step quick and hurried, as
be came npstnirs-not bit llk0 the
slow. dragging steps Of the last two
nights. but even lighter and quicker
than II used 10 be; and | hadn't done
wondering when the door opened, and
the next moment he was beside me
Wild. haRfnrd, paio M death. aud with
his great blue eyes almost starting
from hls head I'm not a nervous man.
but Jumped up worse scared than II
| had seen a ghost, Before | could ui.
tor word. for my voice failed me. Rex
caught me hard by the arm and whls.
pcrcd hoarnolyi
Don't speak. uncle. but Jns, listen,
Blanca Isn't dead hope you believe
she IN not dead. LGbk' read" and he
held before my eyes scrap Of paper.
hn which was Hcrnwled these words.
Rex, my darling, II die. or seem
TO die. believe them mott Have me
taken from my coffin within twelve
hours Of my burial, and an may got
bo we'll You VIII not fall me. dearest
read this extraordinary message
over more than once before ! took ln ~
meaning, but mn II flashed on me, saw
ns well ha iieN how little time We had
TO lose, md ! fnrestallri his word1
Come on, IN heavens nnmo" !
whispered ~ must bc close ON 60 70
o'clock. aud aa 61fo as % VIII ever b.
'or such work Fortunately len o.
pltch.hlatk night and M Tho moon
there was has Eono hours ago Come
tur
The state herald., 1897-04-16
Cut Flowers.

Prior to lSI5 there were only half dozen
greenhouses In the country making bust
ness Of raisiug plants for the market. and
most Of these were devoted exclusively 10
nower-cutufc. Private estates owned smnll
hothouscs where u limited number OF choice
flowers, grapes and anricots were raised, but
they were very crudcly constructed com
pared with our muiern structures, and the
system Of culture was simple and generally
unsatisfactory. The cut-nowcr trade IN
New York began To assume Cnnsihcrahl" in-
portHncc eight years ago, and to meet the
ready demand for the flowers IN the middle
Of winter greenhouses quickly sprnng up In
the suburbs, The cost OF construction de
creased, and the expenses Of prOpngniing
the flowers were prnpnTtlonnt"ly reduced
making tile business very Tcmuncrutiro To
the growers. A new era In flowcrcuturc
was innugurnicd. Enormous glass houses
wcr" erected In tn" country, and where q
few dozen men were formerly employed,
thousands soon sought aud obtained rruht
able work. l.lpplncott's
The state herald., 1897-04-16

upon straight
shaft of white marble, on which was
cut the simple inscription. Blanca
Morelli. aged IT,"
Il never beheld prettier girl said
he, "eyes so big and dark and shihy;
complexion like ivory, and the red
dest lips. She was a fine figure OF
girl, too; tall and elegant, though
slight: and the regular blue-black hair
that I've heard belongs to that kind oil
beauty. Her family consisted oil an
uncle and aunt, and their son. to whom
she was engaged to be married, ana
whom she seemed to hate worse than
poison
1T isn't likely that would ever
have known the family affairs Of folks
so far above me, even in country
place like this, where everything gets
talked of, more or less, but for the cir
cumstance that | possessed nephew,
who was about the handsomest young
fellow that ever the sun shone upon
He was as fair as the Signorina Mo-
relli was dark; his eyes were blue, like
violets, and his hair like gold; and,
bless you, sir when these two young
people first saw each other 1t was as
clear case of love at first sight as any
other Romeo and Juliet, and just as
natural as the flame between fire and
tow.
My nephew-hls name was Rcgl-
maid. and we called him Rex for short
was the organist of the little church
over yonder, and the young lady sang
in the choir, though she was sach n
grand one.
In that way the two young people
first met, and their acquaintance pro-
gressed rapidly, as you may suppose.
The cousin to whom the Signorina was
engaged used to come TO church with
her. ] reckon that Italian fellow loved
the girl in his fierce way as well as he
could ever love anything, though it
was thought he cared most about her
money.
of course he was as Jealous as
Turk, and II looks could have killed,
poor Rex would not have lived long to
be his rival. But neither my brave
Rex nor Miss Blanca cared a bit for
the signors black looks, and then, you
must know, the young lady never really
agreed to the engagement. II was all
made up by her relatives, and she al
ways declared she would rather die
than marry her cousin, declaring bold
ly that she loved Rex Haywood, and
would never marry any other man.
And one day. with his bright face
shining with triumph and merrimcnt,
Rex hurried away to the church to
practice his music for the next Sun
day. But 1t was very different music
The state herald., 1897-04-16
N.n rnnln.nrh, IN cnlnr..

\ French Inventor. Monsieur Vile
dIcu-Chnsrngnc 60 said 10 have do.
yclopcd a pfoccG1 by means Of which
photographs showing objects In their
natural cnlors rin be made In n very
simple way. with some solution, the
secret Of whoHn composition he NJ
present withhold he washes the Ron-
aI,lye plate on which the negative n
taken. The rintH. or sennllized paper.
on which the positive IL 10 be- made
In almilnrly treated, A FIRST the pie.
nfo has the appearance of nny ordl
nary photograph hut after three sue.
ccssiyo whphoa one blue one grass.
green nnd ono CFimnon.rcd. have hsen
passed over II. II a1aumca the rolorH ~
tho original object. all arranged In
their proper places and lntonaltlta. In
other words. the blue takes hold only
whore there was hlno In tho original.
and 80 ON with tho other cnloH, and
the proper shades are represented Rlr
n. 1turmnn wood. secretary " the
8urlciy uf ArtH London lni can't ",
DEW. Annoy have not only witnessed
the nmLi1r of g1l,rod photographs by
tho now process. hut they have thems
srl,cs oNprrimrn'rl with tho plntrH
nnd aolutlouH aHd they express aston
Eminent Ht The rranltt Captain Abury
.aya that hr is siIll s1meEha' atnpll-
cal. despite what han been seen and
wlano. tu rsaminu the mysterious pro-
co.a farther brfuf7 hr wlil undertake
~ aty ou what principles II Hotl.a
The state herald., 1897-04-16
The Nod Of rnr,inn.

Peace with God Is impossible with
out pardon, says the Lutheran. No
child can feel comfortable under the
roof Of Its father with the sting Of
Euilt In It's conscience and the sense
OF sin. not az yet forgiven. An I'M
forgiven sin Is like thorn In tho
ncsh-a constant source of irritation
and menace to the health Of the body
II must be removed, and the sooner
the better, The longer II remains. the
more Erieyous tn" mischief and the
more dlflicut the task Of removing II.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
MILK. CHEESE AND BUTTER.


Australia has at present over 9.ooO.-
600 cattle
The earliest mention Of butter is by
llcrOdoius,
Tho Roqucfort cheese Is made OF the
milk Of goats or sheep.
The cattle Of the AuHtro.lI hungarian
empire number s,5s0.o0o.
The Arabs use cnmcl'a milk as n sub.
ftitutc for that Of the COW,
A stnll.fed COW viii consume abou,
four tons Of hny pcr annnm.
n II said that gallon Of milk il
required to make u pound Of cheese
The fossil remains of oxen have been
found In Europe Asia and America.
II II estimated that In the German
empire there are 100000 mitch cows.
A statistical authority asserts that In
1856 there were 2,ba2 cheese factories.
The dairy cows Of the state Of New
York average $50 pounds Of cheese per
nnnum.
All young mammals Tor period of
ono to three years suhuiHt entirely up.
On mllN
In 1857 Mulhhll estimated tho mum.
her of cattle In the United States nj
~ .g0o.0On
The earliest exports of cheese from
tho United States we're, It Ia said, made
about 1890
The hnilor COrpusClrs Ia milk arc
from i.ig.ioOoh 10 i-500Oih Of an inch
ln diameter
IN india butter W. fot ages used
rn'rly nH an olntnrR " alluylng ID,
pain OF wounds
The state herald., 1897-04-16
War Note.

The two vast armies met. aud then cnsuel
friEhtful struggle. The carnage was
ftlghifll. but Victory seemed To- l." with ihr
kinuikunks until a heavy cheer went MP
from tn" ranks NJ their opponents. "W" are
lost hoar-rly cried the klnulkunk com
mhndVT. "ilrfp comes their bicycle CnrlIr.
Hut at that instant q rapid strrcssiun "
sharp reports rang out, even nlpv" the din
~ battle. "SlyUi'" cried the kinnikunk
commander. Aud. Indeed they were, The
reports came FROM ID" bursting NJ the ni.
cycle tires 1T the rriufurccmrntS Aud
that's how the kluuikunks saved the day
Philadelphia North American
The state herald., 1897-04-16
rortnn. sccL,nr Immlrnn,..

Many a puur family that seeks the western
wiids In the hope uf winning q fortune, l.
preserved from that lnsiduus foe ~ tie en-
lEfhni aud frunilcrsmnn nvhills and fever
by llu-tpttrr's Stomach Hlitrrs. 50 effect
ually does that Incompatible medicinal IL"
f"nSr fuIlh The system against th" rpin.
hiurd inilnrur" ~ mulariHus atmosphere
and mlasmu tainted water, that protected hN
II The pioneer. the miner ~ The tourist pro
yldri With u may -If"ly encounter the dan
ger
The state herald., 1897-04-16
New Time Nf.tiinft.

Belgium. like Italy. has adopted the
twcnty-'nuI-huur method of marking
the time flr railways. post and tela-
graph: ami the Old distinction OF =. m
and y, m, ls 10 be nbolished York
Tribune.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
How iiliss

We otter uur Hundred Dollars reward
Tor any rlzr ~ rIturfh that cannot be
cured hy Halls IaiHrfh Guur
& J CHENEY s go Toledo. -
We, the undersigned, have Known 4. !,
Cheney Tor the last - year, and believe
him perfectly honorable M lll business
transactions aHd financially able 10 carry
ont any obligation" made bN their nfm.
West a TmiA Nhoicsaie Druggists. TllC
do. -
wlidlng kiuuau Marvin. wholcsair
nrEEIsIa Iniedn -
Halfs CalaFrh Cure IL taken Internally
arfinr directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces ~ The system. Testimonials srui
frrc Price Toe per bottle Sold by nll drug
gists
Halls Family rlIls are the bcst.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
,bl,IIEing

Madam aid McanderIng Mike, "hcv So
got amy ,ull guffsef'
''Nu replied youug Mr. T1rkiua iu tome
0f sympathy. "hui tuu walt frW minute
aud I'm put slur In the refrigerator huh
rnDl N InI Won - Mn.hImElmm NLlL-
The state herald., 1897-04-16

"pii sou hear hhHut Hawkins g'ttina
smuibstrd In his mornings mnilf' 'tlra
rlnus No. how 1id d hnppsuW "iie ndyrr
tissi fHT the uamrs ~ persons ruhtrmplht
iuF The purchase ~ u bicycle"
The state herald., 1897-04-16

"Niy p,ur fnrud said the philinihruplst
tB the Tramp 'i"n' yuu know that the ruli
to destruction Us down hill ail the wHvF
THAT jest suits mr. said Wandering
Walker. a. be- tiehIruri the hluiier uu hls
lrfi sh1r. cleveland l'laludpalrf
The state herald., 1897-04-16

In ruluR in the ruld standard liusslan nni
Japan urrtn tu have misnndrf-ipnl kUHHtuT
wairutt's mHalUn abroad Detroit ffr
frees.
The state herald., 1897-04-16

Two wears Hru sH sHlmun trout were
turned Into ihp ufuHWruiHi water IN H.
iHWrH' l1fk. London. tiui HH ihrHs uui
rtnHut i've 'frHpi iU fresh rHnHinH entrr
aii hifr prfiHhri HlrHHH mirh HHi r.'a
npUfI-ii M thr lnLn.
The state herald., 1897-04-16
llall's TamlIy nus nfo lhc bcsl

Drink less breathe more, Fat lrs= chew
more, 'lnthp lees battle mnfr liiir irss
uaiE uiurr. Sii lees. diE more. Worry les
WORK mDrr. Vast" irss, gi,r more. Write
iess rsld mon" Preach less practice more.
=ENrbHUrp
The state herald., 1897-04-16

"iiupLins 'Rfrirs palm lraf IAN, winter
and summrr" whats that fnrf' IN"
yrfrd hfuN ~ knock iUi'irs IN his chin
The state herald., 1897-04-16

I'isp Curr f1f Consumption has saved NE
hfEc doctor hlls - L. liatkrr t34s to.
Fcni Square, Philadelphia Pa, dee. =. ls',i