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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
A Drunkard's Will.

leave to society a ruined character, q
wretched example, and a memory that will
soon rot. I leave to my parents during the
rest of their lives as much sorrow as
humanity In its declining state can bear. I
leave to my brothers and sisters as much
modification and injury as I could bring
upon them. 1 leave to my wife a broken
heart, a life OF wretchedness and shame, to
weep over my premature death. I give and
bequeath to each Of my children, poverty,
ignorance and low character, and the re-
membrance that their father was q brute
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
BIGGEST HARVESTER ON EARTH.
1t Reaps, Threshes and Sacks Three
Bushels of Wheat in a Minute.

Farmers are going to Stockton, Cal, from
miles around to see at work the biggest
grain harvester In the world on Roberts
Island in the San Joaquin River near that
city. The machine turns out three sixty.
pound sacks Of wheat every minute. The
machine has @ cutting line Of ifty-two
feet, and it also threshes and sacks the
grain. In one run around q 4000-acre field
it will turn out hundreds Of sacks OF wheat
ready for market. ,
The cost OF harvesting has been reduced
to q minimum by this machine and the
number Of days consumed in getting slarge
field ready for market will be about bali
thur Of the regular harvester. Eight or ten
men handle It easily while It Is turning out
from 1900 to 1900 sacks O day OF ten hours
and sweeping 100 acres Of grain:
At present it Is working in the heaviest
wheat ever grown in this country. The
grain on the islands has always been tell
and Of rank growth, but this year It was
much heavier than in past seasons. No
difficulty has been experienced in harvest
ing, as the traction engine, which was built
especially for the machine, pushes 1t
through the thick grain with about the
same ease that on ordinary engine would
draw O wagon overa country road.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
A Waist for Early Autumn Wear.

The attractive model shown in the
large illustration is we'll adapted, &C.
cording to May Manton, for early
autumn wear. AS illustrated, the ma
serial is of foulard silk, showing a leaf
pattern. The decorations consist OF
lace and narrow passementerie that de-
fines the edges of the rever and the
wrists of the sleeves.
The waist is supported by a glove
fitted lining having the customary
seams, double bust-darts and smooth
under-arm cores, and closing invisibly
at the centre-front. The back is wide
and seamless, fitting smoothly across
the shoulders, with a slight fulness at
the waist line. The right-front shows
fulness at the shoulder edge, with for
ward-turning pleats at the neck edge,
while at the waist line the material is
drawn we'll to the centre-front by over
tapping pleats. The left-front lies
smoothly at the shoulder and neck,
with the additional material at the
waist laid in forward-turning pleats.
On the edge of the left-front is q full
rever that falls in jabot effect from
the shoulders to the waist. The neck
is completed by a smooth band over
which is a stock of ribbon. A soft
frill of lace rises above the collar, al
fording q stylish finish.
The sleeves are mousquetaire, fol-
lowing the arm closely from the wrist
to well above the elbow, where they
are finished by a puff of moderate di-
mansions. The waist is encircled by
a wide ribbon girdle that finishes with
a bow and ends. All varieties of silk,
including ~taffeta, toulard, India, etc,
are adapted. to the style. while soft
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
TWENTY-FIVE TIMES A FATHER.
Illinois Man, Aged Seventy, Has a Quarter
of n Hundred Children.

James Clark arose q few days ago to the
realization that for the twenty-1fth time he
was a fond father. A still more wonderful
thing than the size Of James Clark's family
is James Clark's age. He Is seventy years
old.
This man of many olive branches lives at
New Grand Chain, in Pulaski County, III.
He is a ~wetl-known farmer. Clark has
three wives in the graveyard. His fourth
better half presented him with q fine boy
yesterday, making q grand total Of twenty:
five, most OF whom are still alive and
hearty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
OrCandfe Gowns.

Organdie gowns are exceedingly
smart this season. One charming de-
sign is a white ground with sprays of
pink flowers and heavy white stripes.
The skirt has a graduated full iounce,
with an entire deux of wide white lace.
Three bands of entire deux are placed
above the founce, and the waist is
heavily trimmed with the lace. A
collar, belt and sash of old rose pink
tafeta give a smart look to the gown.
The hat is of cream-white straw,
trimmed with taffeta ribbon and pink
roses. The parasol is of taffeta and
chiffon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
IN THE QUIET HOURS.
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST AUTHORS.

Song of Freedom Bear the Burden With
Patience -"Take No Thought for the
Morrow Harmony Through Discord
Calm Spirits Work Methodically.
Good-by to pain and care! take
Mine ease today:
Here where these sunny waters break,
And ripples this keen breeze, l shake
All burdens from the heart, all weary
thoughts away.
I draw q freer BREATH seem
Like all l see
Waves in the sun-the white-winged
CLEAN
OF sca-birds in the slanting BEAM
And far-off sails which fit before the south
wind free.
-Whiffinr
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
A Foundation of Sand.

The thing that is all the while surprising
US is the collapse Of fair characters: the
good man, the trusted man. the honorable
man, in IN hour stands out a perjurer. o
thief, q liar; but in every case it will be
found first that he had no tap-root of char.
acter. and then that he was moved by o
double purpose. On such a foundation nc
man can long stand. Some wind Of chance
thread of suspicion trails behind him, some
crisis closesfn upon him, and he passes tc
the ever-sitting judgment that uucovers
and separates him into his two selves.
Character and conduct must rest on one
and the same foundation, and they must be
of one piece.--Rev. 7. T.. Munger, D. d.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11

ing to the knee, have inside and out
side leg seams, and close at the side,
where pockets are inserted in the out
side seam Inside bands are provid-
ed at the top, having buttonholes to
attach to buttons on the shirt waist.
The trousers display a fulness at the
knee in knickerbocker style, which is
regulated by an elastic run through a
casing.
Useful and becoming suits for small
boys can be fashioned in this style in
tweed, cheviot, serge or lightweight
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
The Refer Jacket,

The latest REFER jacket has O short
basque, a high standing collar in the
back and wide revers, and is slashed
on either side of the front where the
belt passes through and fastens over
the remaining portion. A simple coat
sleeve with wide puffs completes this
stylish, trim little jacket, which re-
quires a very fluffy, much befrilled
vest to give it the desired effect.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
The Queens Pedlar.

This story is told of Scotch Highlander,
who, from being a great %drunkard, had be-
come an earnest abstainer. The Queen, It
seems, had purchased some Of his wares,
and had given him permission to wear the
Royal Arms, as "the Queens Pedlar." On
one occasion the Earl Of Carlisle, who was
in attendance on Her Majesty, offered him
the Queens health. 1t was a great tempta-
ton, but Donald bravely said: ~ cannot
drink the Queens health in wine, but I
will drink it in water"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11

wool textures, or silk and wool, will
develop equally we'll, lace, ribbon,
passementerie or insertion forming
suitable decoration.
To make this waist for a woman Of
medium size will require two and a
quarter Yards of 44-inch material.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11

Be thy duty high as angels flight,
Fulfill it, and n higher will arise
Even from its ashes. Duty is Infinite,
Receding as the skies.
We're it not wisdom, then, to close our eyes
On duties crowding only to appall?
No; duty is our ladder to the skies;
And, climbing not, We fall.
Robert Leighton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
FOR EARLY FALL.
NEW AND ATTRACTIVE DESIGN
FOR HOME WEAR.

The Material is of Foulard Silk, showing
Leaf Pattern, and the Decorations
Are Of Lace and Narrow Passementerie
"A Waist in French Blue Taheta.
With the established popularity OF
the stylish little Etons. blazers and
top coats, writes May M~anton, there
is q constant demand for new designs
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
Tho Smallest Exnedition.

Tho smallest military expedition ever
sent out on q pacific errand is at present
engaged in completing the survey OF the
River Bamba. 1t consists of u single SOL
dier, o Corporal Of the Royal Engineers,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
Industry at TuskeSee.

The students at Tuskegee, Ala, seat OF
the remarkable labors Of Booker T.. Wash
ington, have made over 1000, 900 brick his
year. "
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11

There is no greater gift or possession
than to believe God speaks 10 us. II we
believe that we are already bles5ed.-Martin
Lutl er.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
Good Times I'm Sweden,

Times are reported to be good in Sweden,
and have been for three or four years, and
wages to-day IN all branches OF labor, Il is
said, are higher than they are in this
country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11

In most parts of Asia where coffee is
used, the grounds" are drunk with
the infusion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11

French railroads earned 80, $50 per mile
last year, Of which SIG per cent. ~aa used
for working expenses.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11

cloth in shades of blue, tan, gray or
cardinal.
To make this suit for q boy of four
years will require and fve-eighths
yards of ffty-four-inch material or
three yards of twenty-seven-inch ma
terial, with fve-eighths of a yard OF
contrasting material for collar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11

in separate waists that can be made OF
silk or wash fabrics. A stylish ex-
ample; is heregiven, developedin French
blue tafeta. It is made over 6 eft
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
CAPT. LOWERING IS OFFICIALLY
SCORED FOR HIS TREATMENT
OF PRIVATE HAMMOND.
COURT FINDINGS REVIEWED.
SENTENCE ENTIRELY TOO LIGHT,
in THE OPINION OF sECRE-
TAR!Y ALGER.
SAD LACK OF, HUMANITY SHOWN.
f1-- -
Offense of the Accused officer Agra
waited by His Refusal to Ex-
press Amy Regret.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 6.-Sec-
rotary Alger today made public the
reprimand administered to Capt. Low
ering by sentence of court martial as
follows:
By order of the president, the proceedings,
hndings and sentence in the case of Capt
Leonard A. Lowering, Fourth infantry. are
approved. 1t is, however, Disappointing that
an orense, SO grave and, as an example so
far reaching as this, should have been visited
with so light penalty. There is no question
but that Private Hammond deserved punish
ment for his conduct, but he should have
received 1t in a lawful way.
The military laws governing the army are
explicit. They prescribe the duties of officers
and enlisted men with the penalties for their
violation. Under them, both have rights and
obligations. When, therefore, an officer, with
intelligence and experience with which Capt.
Lowering is credited, not only violates these
laws, but exhibits such lack of humanity
as shown in this case, he should receive a
more severe sentence than mere repri-
mand Committing such acts degrades the
officer more than the soldier he Furnishes and
shows unfitness for the care and command of
men. Under excitment men frequently do
things which in cooler moments they recall
with sorrow and regret; but this case is ag-
gravated by the fact that after weeks of
delberation this officer evidences no regret
for his wrongful act.'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
NEW COTTON COMBINATION.
Capital to the Amount of Ten Mill
ion Dollars Consolidated.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The Commercial Ad-
vertiser today says: The English Sewing
Cotton company, limited, a combination CT
thread manufacturers, which has just been
organized in opposition to the Coat C ,mbina-
ton, consists Of the following named firms:
John Dewhurst & Sons, limited, Bellevue
mills, Skipton; ErmOn Roby. limited,
Pendlebury, Bridgewater mills and Nassau
mills. Patricorft; S. Manlove & Sons, Htly
Strut Beper; Sir Richard Arkwright & Co.;
Matlock Bath c. A. Richards, Bell Bush
mills near Leeds; Bagley & Wright, Balgrave
mills, Oldham; Edmund Ashworth & Sons,
limited, ger on mills, Bot n; c aw ord Bros,
Bar mills, Beth, near Glasgow; J. & &.
Waters & Co.. Hume; Manchester and Long
town, near Carlisle; William Faller & Co.,
Britannia mills, Manchester; Thomas Ra-
worth, Crown Cotton mills, Leicester, and
George Wigley & Co.. Derby. They comprise
all the leading English thread makers who
have not amalgamated with the Coates COM
pany.
The new company has a capital of e. $50 900,
which was subscribed twice over in Glasgow
alone. OF this sum f250,000 is preferred stock;
Fl. 100000 is cumulative stock, bearing inter-
est at 5 per cent, and n,25O,O0O is ordinary
stock. The J. &c P. Coates company has in
Germ In hopes as the pScsident declared at
the annual meeting of the Coates company,
that the maintenance of amicable relations
will be greatly facilitated thereby.
1t has been reported that the English
Sewing Cotton company would establish an
agency in this country. The representatives
of the various British thread companies doing
business here are inclined to doubt the re-
port, because competition is already keen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
CROOT, OF ENGLAND, KNOCKED
OUT BY JIMMY BARRY, OF
CHICAGO,
FOR WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
FINAL BLOW STRUCK JUST FORTY
SECONDS INSIDE THE TIME
LIMIT.
SUSTAINED SEVERE CONCLUSION.
CrOOt Badly Hurt, But 1t Is Not He
Iieved That He Was Fatally
Injured.

LONDON, Dec. 6.-The battle be-
tween Jimmy Barry, of Chicago, and
Walter Croot, of Newcastle England,
for the bantamweight championship
of the world, which was postponed
from Nov Is last, owing to the sudden
death Of John Fleming, manager of the
National Sporting club, came off to-
night. The National Sporting club was
crowded. Barry scaled at LOT pounds
and Croot at LOG, the betting favoring
the former
During the first ten rounds Barry did
most of the scoring in a thoroughly
scientific struggle. Then Croot made a
determined stand and at the eighteenth
round had almost equaliZed matters.
When the nineteenth round opened
Barry Immediately forced the work at
a great pace and finished much strong
er than his opponent. In the twentieth
round Barry put in some excellent
drives and with a crushing right-hand-
er on Croot's jaw, knocked him out,
when only forty seconds remained to
the stipulated limit. Barry had just
sufficient In hand to have secured a
verdict had the contest reached its full
length, but the decisive manner in
which he finished his rival stamped him
as a dangerous hitter.
Croot remained unconscious so long
that medical assistance was called. 1t
was found that he had sustained a Sc
we're conclusion though this is not ex-
pected to prove fatal. He has been re-
moved to an apartment on the premises
of the club.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07

wards aggregating $4,000. On Tuesday
last Marshal Bennet's men encounter
ed the gang at a house in the western
part of the CherOkeen nation. The
deputies then succeeded in arresting
John O'Malley, but the others made
their escape at that time and had evil
IDENTIFY satisfied themselves that the Of
ficers had been eluded, as they were
not prepared to resist when surprised
today.
The Jennings brothers and their fol-
lowers are charged with several crimes,
but were particularly wanted for the
hold-up of a Rock Island passenger
train in broad daylight several months
ago, near Chickasaw, 1. 7 They are
also accused of having stolen 400 head
of cattle from the Chickasaw nation
Al Jennings has been leader III Ok
lahoma politics. He was at one time
county attorney of Canadian county,
and is a lawyer of considerable ability,
and both Al and Frank are graduates
of the University of Virginia. Another
brother was killed by Temple Houston,
of Texas, during a saloon row about
two years ago. Al Jennings was shot
in the arm during the same ARRAY. The
brothers come of a highly respectable
family. Their father is probate judge
of Woodward county, Okla.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
BURKE KNOCKED OUT.
An Easy Victory for Kid Mcfarland
at New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Kid McPart-
land, the lightweight pugilist of this
city, met and easily defeated Joe
Burke at the Greenpoint Athletic club
tonight. Neither did much in the
opening round. Early in the second
round, Burke landed left on the kids
head and the New Yorker tripped and
fell. He jumped up instantly and rush
ed at Burke. After a quick exchange
they clinched and both fell in a neutral
corner. Mcfarland was on the ag-
gressive the moment they got to their
feet and in rally he forced Burke
back into the same corner. At close
quarters he sent his right hard on the
pit of the stomach and Burke dropped
to the floor. Mcfarland stepped back
and watched Burke. who rolled over
on his stomach, while several persons
close to the ringside yelled Hes a
gutter"
The referee counted ten seconds and
then Burke was helped to his corner
AS soon as MCFARLAND was announced
as the winner he ran over to Burke's
corner and shook hands with him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
BATCH OF BILLS.
Long List of Them Introduced i'm
the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-There was
large batch of bills introduced in the
house today. They dncluded the fol-
lowing: a.
Evans Ky0, joint resolution pledg-
ing the faith and credit of the United
States to the payment in gold coin of
certain of it's outstanding obligations;
to the maintenance of the par value in
gold of all previously coined silver DOL
lars and prohibiting the further coinage
of any silver dollar unless it shall con-
tain sufficient standard silver to make
the dollar when coined intrinscally
worth par in gold; also to modify the
civil service act by having it hereafter
apply only to department clerks in
Washington and those in public offices
throughout the country whose salaries
are from 5000 to 81 800 per annum, let
ter carriers and railway mail clerks.
Henry (TeX), bill to define trusts, to
punish corporations firms, etc, con-
nected with them; and to promote free
competition in the United States
Brownlow (Tenn), to make Knoxville
and Bristoe, Tenn, ports of delivery
and to create the offices of surveyors of
customs there.
Bingham PaD, to confer Jurisdiction
or circuit courts in suits at equity for
the partition of lands where the United
tenant.
Evans Ry.) to relieve the president
from appointment. of third-class post
masters.
Quigg IN. ", granting service pen
sions to honorablgt discharged officers
and enlisted men in the United States
army or navy during the rebellion and
to restore the names of certain pers ons
arbitrarily dropped from the pension
roll
Adamson (Ga.), for the representation
of the United States by commissioners
at any international monetary COM
mission. ..aE.
Evans Ky9, reducing the internal
cents per gallon. g
Henderson Qo9, establishing a uni
form system of bankruptcy. ,.
Bartholdt, establishing postal saw
ings bank system.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
A SENSATION! WAIT FOR 1T!
SCOTCH DIALECT STORIES.
One Author Who Pounds Out 5000
Words Before Breakfast.
w. ]. Dyer & Bro, Music Dealers.

One of the Scotchiest Of the Scotch dialect
story writer's cOnfesses in an artless interview
which he himself contributes to a periodical
that he thinks and plans slowly often keep
ing a story for months and years in his head
without writing single word" When the
actual writing begins he works rapidly" The
condition of his head with the Scotch burr re-
volving in it for months or years. need not
here be considered, says the Boston Tran
script. The astonishing thing is what
friend of the Scotchman in question tells in
addition:
Work rapidly!'' he says. 81 should think
he does. He has two typewriting machines of
unusual size and strength that he had made
especially for his own use at a cost of $500
each and he works on these at lightning
pace. But that is not all-he will carry on
a general conversation with a roomful of
people while he is writing out story on the
machine. Now, l have heard compositors
talk while they are sticking type, but they
are only copying, whereas this author is writ
ing out original matter. Usually he works
alone. beginning at about o'clock in the
morning, and when he comes down to break
fast at he has 5000 words written out. 1
never saw such a man. He seems to be in
exhaustible, and is certainly interchangeable. He
is feet inches tall, weights $50 pounds,
and is as nimble as a cat
Thanks be to the gods it is only CONNER
cial fiction which is turned out at such a
prodigious rate. How terrible indeed to think
of a man being forced to order two extra
strong typewriters to carry his light weight
into fiction.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
GEN. CLAY BREAKING.
Worry Over His Child Wife Tells
on the Old Man.

CHICAGO, Dec. ga special dis
patch to the Inter Ocean from White
hall, KY, says: Gen. Cassius M. Clay
is greatly grieved because of the long
absence of his child wife, Dora Rich
ardson, and much worried over the
stories being circulated regarding her.
Three weeks ago Saturday, Dora left
the home Of Gen. Clay for the cottage
of her brother at Valley View. She
has been sick most of the time. When
the stories regarding her condition
reached Gen. Clay he characterized
them as lies, circulated by his enemies
to damage him and destroy his conf
dence in her. A message from Valley
View tonight states that Mrs. Clay is
much improved, and has sent Gen. Clay
word she will return to him when well
enough. Those who know her best be-
lieve she has no intention of return
ing to Whitehall, and that it is only to
get monetary assistance that she con-
tinues sending Gen. Clay these mes
sages. Gen. Clay's hea tn is failing, and
- shows unmistakable signs of men
taI and physical suffering
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
"BAD" MEN BAGGED
FOUR OF THE NOTORIOUS JEN-
NINGS GANG ARE NOW UNDER
ARREST.
TAKEN WITHOUT A FIGHT.
SURPRISED BY A POSSE OF MAR
SHALS AND THE LODGED IN
JAIL.
REWARDS AMOUNT TO $4,000.
The Prisoners Wanted Especially
for the Robbery of n Rock
Island Passenger Train.

MUSKOGEE, I. T., Dec. G. Four
members of the Jennings gang of out
laws were lodged in Jail here tonight.
AL and Frank Jennings, the reputed
leaders of the band, are among the
prisoners. The two Jennings brothers
and Tom O'Malley were captured by
four Of United States Marshal Ben
nets men early this morning while
travelling in a covered wagon east of
here, toward the Arkansas line. The
deputies surprised them on the road,
and they surrendered without firing
shot The deputies then went to
Gouse near Bond Switch and captured
Morris O'Malley, finding him in bed.
Since last Tuesday the deputies had
been close upon the trail of the ban
dts, for whom there are standing re-