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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
THE DINNING ROOM.
IL should be Made Attentive TO the
Eye-And the Conversation Should
he Sweet to the Soul. ...-..

Eye-And the Conversation Should
be Sweet to the Soul.
Human nature is 80 susceptible tc
externals, while good digestion is &c
depeendent upon the conditions sur
rounding us, that all the accessories
OF pleasant environment-neatness
cheeriness end good breeding-should
be brought into requisition for the dai
ly gathering of the family at meal
time. The dining room should be
one of the. airiest, pleasantest rooms
in the house. Let plants, flowers and
pictures have 8 place in its appoint.
ments, that the association with
things bright and beautiful may help
10 set the keynote of our own lives In
cheerful accord. $500.
Let the table around which the fam
ily meals are taken be at all times 9
model of nestness and simplicity
SAYS a writer upon this topic: 'There
is no silent educator in the household
that has higher rank than the table
Surrounded each day by the family
who are eager for refreshment of body
and spirit, it's impressions sink deep
and its influences for good or i'll form
no mean part bf the warp and woof OF
our lives. Its fresh. damask, bright
silver, glass, and china give beautiful
lessons in neatness, order and taste; its
damask soiled, rumpled and torn; its
silver dingy; its glass cloudy aid
china nicked, annoy and vex us at
first, and instil their lessons of care
lessness and disorder. An attractive,
well-ordered table is an incentive to
good manners, and being place
where one is invited to lipger, it tends
to control the bad habit of fast eat
ing" 49,,
made CHEEKY with bright, sparkling,
aud appropriate conversation, that the
only attraction about the meal may
not be merely the food. 1t seems to
me that the table conversation, if
properly directed, can be made to
serve as a most efficient help in edu-
eating children to understand that the
purpose of eating is not merely the ap-
peasement Of hunger or gratlflcatlon OF
the palate, but the acquiement of
strength for labor or study, that we
may be better fitted for usefulness IN
the world. If of all the family gather
ings that of meal-time is made the
most genial and pleasant, and one in
which the children csn participate,
the meal-time will be haired with de-
light because of the social pleasure 1t
affords, while the mere pleasure of
eating will take second place. The
benefits which will thus accure from
such "feast of reason and flow of
SOUP are many. Not only will it
help in making appetite subservient,
but it will aid digestion, and, If
properly planned, the table talk may
be an excellent means of stimulating
thought and nversational power in
the children.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10
The Tongue.

1.-THE boneless tongue, 30 small and weak,
Can crush and KILL" declared the Greek.
"The tongue destroys greater horde."
The Turk asserts, "than does the sword"
The Persian proverb wisely saith,
IA lengthy tongue, an early DEATH"
Or sometimes take this form instead;
Don't let your tongue cut off your head"
"The tongue can speak word whose
speed"
Says the Chinese, "outstrips the steed."
While Arab sages this impart;
"The tongues great storehouse ls INT
heart"
From Hebrew wit the maxim sprung:
Though feet should slip, ne'er let tht
tongue"
The sacred writer crowns the whole:
"Who keeps his tongue doth keep his soul.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-10

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Travellers, with Aiken & Ellis.
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31

of solving the Irish question" under
taken by Mr.. Plunkett and his asso-
ciates. Three cooperative pig-feeding
societies, with a membership of 2,100
unite their efforts in making and sell
ing pork. Three agricultural banks
have been established after the plan Of
the German farmer banks of Raiffelsen.
The cooperative societies correspond
somewhat to our Grange and Alliances
in their early stages, when they united
their capital that they might purchase
at wholesale prices. Mr.. Plunkett says
that the effect is being felt all over
Ireland, and his society is overwhelmed
with applications for the instructors
they send out to organize and teach.
These expenses are borne by voluntary
subscriptions, which fall short of fur
nishing the means needed, and he clos
es his very interesting letters with an
appeal to Americans, who have hereto
fore responded so generously, for aid IN
carrying on this solution Of the Irish
question on industrial instead of po-
litical lines
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31

supremacy Of the capital Is assured,
what else is wanting?
1mperious Gotham, intellectual Bos-
ton and progressive Chicago may gibe
and sneer. Well they may; it is their
only consolation. Their day of suprem-
acy is done, their glory is departed.
Boston may take herself back to her
brown bread and books and New York
to her political rings and wickedness,
FOR new power has risen, and in the
days to come they will have but the
memories of lost honors with which to
content themselves. Congress and con-
Vention will rule side by side in the
social and political capital Of the ma
no more for the splendors Of the Lon
don season. Court balls, drawing rooms
and all the rest are but matters of
petty detail. Mrs. Bradley Martin or
them at a moments notice. Vexatious
questions of precedence and rank will
rise, but the genius of social arbiters
can be trusted to bring them to happy
settlement. Such clouds must not be
permitted to cast a shadow upon the
happy future, which stretches on and
on until it loses itself in a maze Of
social functions. Then to be president
will be worth while, and to be Mrs
President will satisfy the eternal long
ing Of the feminine mind. Speed the
day, and in the meantime deck with
laurels Mr.. Vanderbilt and his horses
and his coachmen. Well is he deserving
Of the proud acclaims of his fellow
countrymen. When the Western con-
gresham has faded into dust, Wash
ington, supreme in her social Dictator
ship, will do honor to his memory and
remember his name with paeans of
praise and thanksgiving.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31

and, as Mulvaney said, I'VE must pay
the price" An age that measures ev-
erything by the dollar standard, that
gauges progress by the census of
wealth. that lends the splendid temple
of its national life TO the money chang
eTs, that tells us all is right which
conduces to the most rapid production
of wealth and all wrong which inter
feres with it,. has no consultations save
those Of Dives in the hour of misfor-
tune. The pains of hell take hold upon
it. How can its eyes be open to the
beauty and the holiness of life, to the
unspeal1G bic joys with which the mean
est existence can be filed? To the
miser who opens his chest and finds it
empty, there is nothing on the earth
or in the expanse Of the armament or
out to the borders Of the infinite uni
verse. To the modern social organism
there is nothing left when the pen
dulum of commerce swings to the low
est point of it's arc but the goddess cry
u the duCl6ulS, Gfedl all Is Cedu.
We cry shame upon those who choose
TO linger in the valley Of shadows; and
all the more because the longer one
fingers there the more closely they
draw about him, and the loftier and
more Inaccessible the peaks that shut
him in from the outer world Of song
and sunshine. No need to decry the
misfortunes that evil days have
brought; but let us treat them as we
do cur dead, not keep them in the front
chamber to remind US of the days that
are no more. The elements of success
are just as many, just as ready to our
hands as ever before. Talk to any
man of sense and he will tell you that
good times and bad times are wonder
fully subjective in their making; that
universal confidence begets activity
and that hesitation and fear are the
prOgenitCrs of ever increasing distress.
Net one of the real things of life has
vanished. No friend has departed with
breaking fortunes whose back we can
not see with create Gladness than his
face. Hope and faith and energy and
determination and the impulse of
brotherhood and the inspiration Of a
common motive that make a society of
men better than a herd Of beasts are
all within US and may be evoked at
call. And they lay surer foundations
for prosperity than booms. Men go to
work as men, and wealth comes to
them before they know 1t. They set
traps for wealth and find themselves
in rags. The raw materials of prosper
ity were never with us in this coun-
try in such abundance as today. 1t is
for us, the architects, to say whether
we shall build of them a palace or a
dungeon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31
A REMARKABLE BOOK.

The expectation that Mr.. Bryan's
book, in which he summed I'D the ex-
periences and issues Of the re-
cent campaign, would be a rather
remarkable production is not disap-
pointed by perusaI of it's pages.
That part Of it which is strictly Mr..
Bryans work is a repetition Of the
statements with which the country is
now we'll familiar. The same argu-
ments for bringing about silver mono
metallism and calling it "bimetallism"
are put forth, and the same defense of
them is made. A large portion Of it is
strictly personal and, therefore, Of i'm
mediate interest only to Mr.. Bryan's
personal friends. Those who read his
speech at Madison Square garden at
the opening Of the campaign will find
nothing new in his discussion Of the is
sues of the campaign. 1t is, neverthe-
less, a remarkable book in a literary
way, and particularly so in the bio
graphical feature. 1t is not often that
the wives Of great men take us into
their confidence and give us pleasing
details of their early acquaintance and
the impression that it made. Mrs.
Bryan has embeIlished her husbands
production with a rare personal sketch,
from which we may extract the follow
ing gem:
My personal knowledge Of Mr.. Bryan
dates from September, 1879. He was then
entering upon his junior year. I saw him
first in the parlors of the young ladies'
SCHOOL. which attended, in Jacksonville.
lie entered the room with several other
students; was taller than the rest and at
tracted my attention at once. His face was
pale and thin; pair of keen, dark eyes
looked out from beneath heavy brows; his
nose was prominent; too large to look we'll
| thought a broad, thin-lipped mouth, and
a square chin completed the contour of his
face. He was neatly though not fastidious-
ly dressed and stood firmly and with dignity.
l noted particularly his hair and his smile.
The former black in color fine in quality
and parted distressingly straight; the latter
expansive and expressive. In later years
this smile has been the subject of consd-
cradle comment, but the well-rounded cheeks
OF Mr.. Bryan now check its onward march
and no one has seen the real breadth of
the smile who did not see it in the early
days. Upon one occasion a heartless OBJ
server was heard to remark That man
whispers in his ear but this was a
cruel exaggeration.
1t can hardly be said that this is out
of place in a volume written by a man
calling himself the Democratic candi-
date for the presidency, which begins
with a dedication to that eminent Re-
publican, Henry M. Teller, and closes
with a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
When all his elements are taken to-
gether, and the literary quality of each
is considered, we do not think that any
one can deny that Mr.. Bryan has pro-
duced a truly remarkable book.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31
COURT AND CAPITAL

Cornelius Vanderbilt, so the dispatch
es say, has secured house in Wash
ington, and with his family, his horses.
his coachmen and his grooms intends TO
make his home at the national capital
during the remainder of the congress
sionaI session. Ia But that is not all.
other members Of the Smart" set Of
New York. are to follow, and Washing
ton is to be made the center of a new
activity. Small wonder that the news
has thrown Washington society into
"fiutter of excitement" as the news
purveyors state. The words are mild
when the import Of the information is
considered. Society could be pardoned
if it INDUCED lin the giant sweeps Of
the tabled Roc, Feeble butterfly fiutter-
ing does but seanty justice to the mo-
mentous occasion. ut marks not an cpl
sode but an epoch ut is the realization
of the fondeStt dreams of, the founders
of the nations city. The shade of Ward
McAllister looks down with an an
proving smile. Only Court Journal is
missing from the alluring vista of the
future. With that supplied, by the re-
moval to Washington Of the Chicago
Times-Herald, America will have moth
ing to look forward to-. nothing to ask
of the days. to come Men and measures.
even parties and administrations, may
wax and wane; let them. The social
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31

not earned.e-Fhe average voter cannot
distinguish between making profit out
OF his vote and making it out of an act
OF congress. If his neighbor, the mill
owner, may have the legal support Of
the government and the moral support
or the public in making extra profit
through operation of law, why should
he not make profit of the man who
would make that law? If he believes
mat legislators sell their votes, why
should he not, sell his to the candidate
Tor the legislature Pr Thus commercial
ism spreads. sourcing, we believe in
governing bodies and filtrating the
mass that selects them. How far this
mas gone, how prevalent it is, this dras-
TIC provision of the Delaware conven-
tlon Is only symptomatic The remedy
1t provides will be inefficacious. If
statutes are unable to prevail against
IT, constitutions will not avail. The
remedy must begin where the evil be-
gan, In governments Commercialism,
IN Whatever form, the bestowal Of fran
chlses, the gift of bounties or the OPP
portunity to gain unearned wealth
through tariffs, must be barred from
legislative halls. Then only, if at ALL
may we hope for a return and preva-
ience of that conception of citizenship
that regards the ballot as the highest
duty and an offer of it's purchase as the
most grievous insult that can be Of
fered a freeman.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
Outline Of the scheme Which Is
Proposed.

The following statement presents
generally the plan of the proposed
system Of postal savings banks, which
is being widely agitated in the ranks
OF organized labor:
Whereas, The necessity for some secure
and safe place for the deposit of the earn
ings Of the working people in the United
States has long been recognized by all pub
lic-spnited and broad-minded men. The en-
tire lack Of responsibility to the depositors on
the part of stockholders of savings banks has
caused a large number of our citizens to lose
confidence in all banks.
The faith of the people in the absolute
solvency of the United States government has
created a desire for the establishment of
postal savings department in this country.
The general benefits of postal savings de
partment, we think, are plain to every think
ing person. An establishment of this kind
would stimulate habits Of thrift and saving
among all classes of laboring people. As
there are about 10000, eco of people in the
United States, and since each one has from
S. to SO put aside, we are safe in presum-
ing that there is at all times from $500, 000-
coo to $700, zoe 900 kept out Of active circula-
ton for the lack Of a safe depository. We
can safely estimate that in two years there
would be from $500 COO 000 to 81 coo coo 900 de-
posted by the people, which, if used to retire
government bonds, would cause the debt
of the country to be held by our own
citizens. The fact of having money on de-
post and in a safe depository by the people
would thoroughly establish the incentive of
Self-intereSt and thereby raise the standard or
credit and stability of this nation.
The postmasters general Of this country in
their reports have at various time pointed
out the necessity for postal savings banks.
All leading countries Of the world, with the
exception of Germany and Switzerland, have
such banks in successful operation. The
bill prepared by Postmaster General Sir Ro-
land Hill, introduced by Hon. William e.
Gladstone in May, 1861, was received by the
people throughout England with universal
satisfaction.
The London Times wrote editorially: THE
country will recognize at once the universal
boon of bank maintained by the public,
secured by public responsibility, with the
whole empire as its capital, with a branch in
every town, open at all hours, and, more than
ALL giving a fair rate Of interest"
The English postal savings bank department
shows a remarkable growth as shown by the
fortieth annual report of the postmaster gen.
eral for 1894. There were at that time $685.
1856 depositors, with about $123, 245, 120 on de-
post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31
A Rad EGG

The Minneapolis Times would not
take the trouble to resent reflections
upon the credit of that city by Comp
troller McCardy, or commit the injus-
ttce of considering these as emanating
from a responsible source, If it were
familiar with the standing Of the man
in st. Paul. He is one of those chronic
officeholders who manage so often to
fasten themselves upon a community
until they come to regard support at
the public expense as a part Of their
prerogative. Long ago his statements
ceased to have value to those who do
not make financial thimblerigging
either their pastime or their occupation
failure in business life, he has
carried into public place the habits
and the manners of an unpleasant era.
in his history. There seemed to be
just one thing that he was able to
do; and that is to work the peo-
pie. 1t took them some time to find
him out; so alert is he where political
capital is to be made, although care
less Of public interest where his per
sonal inclinations stand in the way.
He is pretty well sized up now; with
his canting whine about the charter,
his willing contempt of law where there
is a political friend to be rewarded or
enemy to be punished, his funny strut
and swagger and his little tin soldier
affectation Of arrogance when dealing
with the people. We can assure the
people Of Minneapolis that, in their
present shortage of financiers, they can
have McCardy, if they want him; and
they will find him at the bargain coun-
ter. OF all the brood of chirping poll
ticians who peck and f1utter in our
city offices, he retains most Of the flavor
of the egg from which he emerged.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31
United States Railroad Commissioner.


AS the job would cost about $50 the
members Of the firm became suspicious
and instead of going On with the WORK.
apprised Capt. Walsh Of the situation,
There is no such official as a deputy
railroad commissioner, and as the gov
eminent is not in the habit Of having
its work done in the off-hand manner
assumed by Stronach, Capt. Walsh de-
C1ded to interview the young man.
friday when StrOnaGl called expect
ing to get the circulars and the steel
plate, he was confronted by the gov
eminent agent
Notwithstanding that Capt. Walsh
showed his commission as a secret
agent of the government, Stronach
stood pat when accused Of being en-
gagged in the preliminaries of a plan to
defraud. He insisted that he was in
reality deputy railroad commissioner
and that, as he was travelling
under sealed orders, he could
not divulge the nature Of his
business. The young man evaded
all efforts to have him show some au-
thority or credentials by which he was
empowered to have the circulars print
ed, and insisted that his sealed orders
forbade him making any explanation
Whatever. He was very placid with
Capt. Walsh, but assumed a high air
with the printing company for not
completing the work as per agreement,
and even after the interview. wanted
the firm to go on with the work.
Stronach's original order called for
LOCO of the circulars, but it is thought
that he only contracted for this number
to make his scheme more feasible, and
that he simply cOncocted the plan to
secure transportation for himself and
the members Of his comapny, which is
stranded in this city. Had he con-
summated his plans he would have
been ansWeTable to the charge Of i'm
personating a government agent.
Stronach came to St. Paul about a
month ago with a theatrical company
with which he claimed to have started
from New York. Business was poor
and when he reached st. Paul ne was
practically broke, and after his com
pany had been at the Capitol hotel on
Wabasha street for two weeks without
paying it's board bill, Stronach was ar
rested on the charge of attempting 10
defraud the hotel keeper. This charge
was dismissed, however, as it was
shown he had never refused to liquid
ate when he cot able to do So
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31
STBONACH STOOD PAT
When Accused of Not Being What
He Represented.

re Represented.
What Is believed to be a scheme tn
defraud railroad companies out 0P
transportation was furnished by Cant.
Walsh, Of the United States secret
service, Friday afternoon. The plan
involved the use of a circular purport
ing 20 nave been issued by the United
states railway commission, and the
McGllI PRINTING company, which had
peen soIcIted TO do the printing, be-
coming suspicious, notified Cant. Walsh
WIN the result that the scheme was
nlpped In the bud. EdWineL. Stronacl1.
the erstWhile manager Of the theatri-
cal company which essayed to capti-.
TFate the ST. Paul public at the Market
mouse some weeks ago by its stock
productions, is said by the authorities
to be the individual whose prospective
operations have been interfered with
but no arrests were made in connection
with the affair
Last Tuesday Stronach visited the
McGi1 Printing company and desired
to have printed from a steel plate wf1ioh
ne also wished made, the following
circular
Form No. No
United States Treasury Department
Office Of Railroad Commissioners
Ih1s letter Will introduce you to Mr.. -
VINO IS travelling under sealed orders from this
once; act congress May 8 1893, railroad com
mission
You viii please furnish Mr.. -- with mass
for transportation, which courtesy will be
duly acknowledged by the commission.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31

were about thirty Of the depositors Of
the bank present and the meeting was
concluded without any sembIance of
satisfaction. The Situation was
thoroughly discussed and the general
oFlnlon was that, if the affairs of the
bank were in the condition reported
by the assignee, and the stockholders
were willing, reorganization would be
the best plan to pursue The commit
tee appointed will ascertain the liza
pll1ties Of the institution and it's as
sets, when it will report at the place
OF last nights meeting. this week
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31
RAILWAY MEMS LOBBY
VIII Look characterization During
This Session.

The executive committee of the Rail-
way Mems Sound Money club met last
night and decided tc urge the adoption
by congress of some system Of postal
savings banks. 1t was also decided
to have a regular legislative commit
tee to see that no legislation was done
at this session of the legislature an
tagonistic to their interests, and tho
following committee was appointed:
Walter Hammond, chairman; George
w. McCree, secretary; James sLonge-,
way, Thomas Sullivan, e. M. Devine. 7
julius Moersch and r. A, Young \ I'm
Maher, chairman of the executive COM
mittee, Is ex-officio a member Sof thas
legislative committee. 4s0' '''