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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
The Monetary Com m ission.

Hugh II. Hanna, chairman of the
monetary executive committee, Thurs
day announced the completion OF the
commission, acceptances having been
received from Lonis A Garnett, of San
Francisco, and Prof. J. L Laughlin,
of Chicago. Prof. Laughlin is one of
the best known political economists of
the country and during the past few
years his writings upon financial ques.
tions have attracted world wide at.en.
ton. MIR. Garnett is regarded as the
most eminent authority on the Pacific
coast in matters of finance and cur.
rencv. He organized the service of the
San Francisco mint and spent many
years in it. The commission, as COM
pleted by these appointments, is com
posed as follows: Ex Senator George
f. Eimunds. of Vermont; Charles s.
Fairchilds. Nsw York, ex secretary of
the treasury; S Stewart Patterson,
Philadelphia, who was president OF
the monetary convention of last Jan
uary; j. W. Fries, Salem, N. @, at
the head of the great cotton industry
that bears his name; T. G.. Bush, An
niston, Ala. president of the Mobile
and Birmingham railroad and largely
interesteds in the iron industries of
Alabama; George E Leighton. st.
Louis, retired manufacturer; W. B.
Dean, st. Paul. wholesale hard ware
merchant; R. s. Taylor, Fort Wayne,
lawyer; Louis A. Garnet, San Francis
co; Prof. L. J. LaughliD, Chicago;
Stuyvesant Fish, New York, president
of tie Illinois Central railroad.
While no attention was paid to the
political lesnings of the men chosen
for the commission, it happens that it
contains six Republicans and FIVE De.
mocrats. There was, however, much
care given to the question OF geogra
phical representation and the dlstri
button OF the commission in different
lines of business. The commission has
been called TO meet at the Arlington
hotel, Washington, September %. A
call has been issued for the executive
committee to meet at the same time
and place, and it is expected to begin
the work for which the commission
was appointed at once. 1t will make
a thorough investigation of the cur
rency question in all its phases The
executive committee will begin before
it experts and historical and statisti-
cal data gathered from all parts of the
world, as well as great many popu-
lar suggestions that have been receiv.
ed from individuals throughout the
country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
Must Have Certificates.

The Columbia Register says since
the information was given out that all
these who desired to leave that city
for Charleston and Savannah, which
cities are now q1arantining against
yellow fever which is raging along
the past of the Mississippi, would be
required 10 obtain certificates from the
local board of health. Secretary I. L.
Talley has been kept quite busy writ,
ing certificates. Many drummers and
a few Columbians who wanted to
leave the city have found their way to
the city hall building and made re-
QUESTIONS for certifcot S. It is an
rounced that those travelling from
points above Columbia can pass quar-.
ant:ne without certificates or deten'
ton
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
SUCCESSFUL ROUND BALE.
No are, No Tariff, No Bsgging, No Ties,
All Cotton.

No 1are, No Tariff, No Bsggtn8, NO Ties,
All Cotton.
The new PROCESS of putting up cot
ton in round bales is destined to revo.
lutionizs the packing for shipment of
the great Southern staple. The new
process is being exhibited at the Expo
sition in Nashville, and all cotton
men who have examined the process
proclaim it a success. In speaking OF
the matter the Nashville American
says:
1.-The American Cotton company
made experiments covering several
bales of round cotton with 68.incb
cotton cloth, weighing Is ounces per
yard. The tare on these bales will not
exceed three pounds per bale. The
cloth proved strong enough and makes
good substantial covering. The cost
of this covering will not exceed 80
cents per bale, and the strong argu.
ment in favor of using it is that it is
made in the South and can be used
again for other purposes and besides
it will do away with, if adopted las it
can be to great proft,) the trouble.
some question of tariff duties on India
jute baggiug and imported Liverpool
iron and steel ties.
THE bale is properly placarded, mo
tare, no tariff, no bagging, ro ties, all
cotton" Visitors are carried away
with this wonderful revolution in the
cotton industry. The 8 howing OF great
savings grow day by day, as is proven
by actual results. The company is
sticking to their standard 425 pounds
bale, not because it is to their benefit;
quite to the contrary, for they turned
out a bale at one of their plants in
Texas yesterday weighing 700 pounds,
with density of a fraction over a.
pou nds to the cubic foot. But these
large packages, they claim, are not
only inconvenient to handle, but they
are an injustice to labor. The 425
pound bales are made to conform to
the strength Of a man. and all railroad
laboriBg men hail this change with
approval.
Soma of the most prominent advo,
Gates of this new system, and foremost
among them Mr.. Stephen A. Knight
of Providence, R. l., have urged the
company q ot to increase the weig ht OF
the covering of cotton. The results OF
these tests are phenomenal, when it is
considered that the old bcx bale has
to be "tared" 25 pounds per bale. The
weight of the bale OF cotton is also
approved by the manufacturers, and
both the four foot length and weight
of their standard bale was suggested
and urged by one of the most promi'
nent railroad men in all the southern
cotton country"
Col. Mike Brown Of Barnwell will
install cyclindrical plant there and
commence operations the latter part
of the present week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
Duel TO the Death.

DR.. 7. B. Carter, Of Kaufman, Texas,
and Charles p. Russell, OF Abbott,
Texas, two of the most prominent
men Of that section, who had hitherto
been friends and business associates,
shot and killed each other at Abbott.
They met Thursday afternoon to dis.
pose of business relative to land
transaction. The settlement resulted
in quarrel and an agreement to meet
at ABBOTT for the final settlement. At
the appointed hour both arrived at the
depot and drew pistols, exchanging
number of shots. Both men fell and
expired within few minutes
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22

How TO SOFTEN WET SHOES AS
soon as you can remove the wet shoes
and rub Them we'll with soft rag to
get scms of the dampness out and to
take off all the mud. Then rub them
with cloth saturated with kerosene.
Get as much of the oil into them as
possible and then fill them as full OF
dry oats as you can and set them aside
for a few hours, when apply another
coating of kerosene. The stiffness
will have disappeared.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
OoInaIRIdantIfi ed.

The woman killed and partly cre'
mated in the Newcastle railroad wreck
who had a watch inscribed Mamma
to Mamie" has been identified IS Miss
Mary E Johnston, of Pomona, Cal.
1t is believed that the corpse c)asped
in her arms was that of her friend,
Nellie Davis, of Pomo na. The charred
remains of seven unidentified victims
of the accident arrived in Denver today
and will be buried there.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
how Animals Suffer from Bad Water.

The following note from DR.. w. 4.
A. Wyman, OF Clemson, the State vet
ernary surgeon, will explain itself:
Il have just received telegram call
ing me to Denmark, 8. O., to lnVestl-
gate a supposed outbreak OF hog chol-
era. The other two outbreaks (5aluda
Old Town and Rock Hill among cat
tle) were due to shortness OF pasture
and stagnant drinking water, causing
form OF poisoning, characterized
mainly by a breaking down OF vital
elements of the blood, a disease very
frequent in our State, especially In
prolonged dry weather.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22

many hundreds seen today at this
place, residents ard visitors. not one
was heard to express a word of con-
demnation of last nights work. The
people Of Versailles declare that the
]ynchers were all non residents and
that not man living in or near town
had any hand in the slaughter. There
is a general undercurrent of approval
of the deed, and it is said that no eff.
fort will be made to apprehend any one
who participeted,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
NV Pr. sident Ole mson College.

The R9v. Henry s. Hartzog, princi'
pal of the Johnston high school, was
elected president of Clemson College.
He is about 33 years of age and was
for a few years engaged in the Bap.
tist ministry. Hs is a native of Barn
we'll county, and went as cadet to
the South Carolina Military academy
from that county. He has been en-.
gagged in, teaching for the past few
years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
Ships Meet Disaster.

Dispatches received confirm the
news of terrific hurricane on the
japanese coast. The Norwegian bark
Alette, which sailed from Vancouver
for Yokohama. was caught by the bur
ricane at Nishiska and was wrecked.
Some of the sailors were drowned. A
part of the cargo may be saved. The
hurricane struck heavily at Yokoha-
ma. The British ship Glenerich,
bound for Oregon and the British ship
Lonsdale for Victoria, were driven
ashore. The vessels have been float
cd
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
VIII Not Attack Tillm an.

Ia an interview Senator Irby denies
ever saying he intended to attack
Senator Tillman. Irby Says he is cl-
ther BULLY, an assassin ora murder
er, and has no intention of making a
personal assault on Tillman Or auy
one else. ButI have not anything to
take back that l said either during or
after the campaign, and if the race
was to be run over again, | would do
lust as have done"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
Forty Passengers Drown.

Two steamers, the Tzarevitch and
Malpltka, collided Thursday in the
river Volga, near the Astraknan. Tie
former sank and while she was going
down her passengers, panic stricken,
Jumped into the river. Many of them
succeeded in reaching the shore, but
forty were drowned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
The Negro Not In Ii,

It's understood that an arrangement
has been reached in the matter OF the
postmastership Of Augusta, Ga,
whereby the appointment will 60 TO
Mr.. w. II. Stallines, white man.
1t is stated that Lyons. the colored ap-
plicant, will be given a position in
Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
I.balled Children.

In Japan small children of the poor,
who have the gift of straying and no
nurses to look after them, are safe.
guarded by the simple precaution OF
hanging labels round their neck which
tell their names and addresses.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22

The government reports Indicate
that the cotton crop has been materl-
ally damaged in the last m onth, which
ought to help prices some.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22

Col. Mike Brown of Barnwell will
install cyclindrical plant there and
commence operations the latter part
of the present week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22

Jailer Kean and Robert Barnett, Viii.
liam Block and Len Wenzsl, deputies.
Shortly before Q o'clock there was q
knock at the door, and when Kenan
and others opened it, they were pre-:
ssnted with pistols by three masked
men and asked to turn over the key.
This they did and then the mob filed
into the Ill. Three Of the prisoners,
Levi, Jenkins and Shelter, were on
the lower floor, while Gordon aud
Andrews were in the upper tier. Levi,
Jenkins and Shutter showed fight and
the former was shot through the
breast, while the skulls of the two
latter we're crushed with stool.
Ropes were in readiness, and adjust
ing q moose around the neck of each,
their feet and hands were pinioned
and then the march began. They
we're not carried, but with several men
at the end of eac b rope. the five pris
oners were dragged distance of 200
feet to an elm tree, where their bodies
we're suspended. 1t is said Levi, Jen-
kins and Shutter were dead before
they reached the place. Death result.
ed from stra ngulation in the casa of
Gordon and Andrews Justice OF the
Peace Charles Los 1ell held an inquest
over the five bodies Wednesday morn
ing. The five victims were all resi-,
dents of Osgood, three miles from
Versailles. Two men were left in
j Ill, Charles Kelly, aged IA, fer burg.
larry, and Arthur McMillen, for carry
ing concealed weapon The latter
was let out on bond. McMillen says
three of the prisoners were killed in
the j all and one of the others almost
killed there. The mob came very
near taking McMillen out. Of the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-03
Treasure I'm an old Ark.

A great deal ~ beard of hidden treas
ure, but very little is ever found. A
California man is one of the few lucky
ones. Last September an old fisher
man hermit was found q d in his ark,
in steamer near San Jose. The cor
oner held an inquest, and the ark was
sold at auction for $3.50. Not long aft
erward the purchaser blossomed out in
new clothes, and took trip east. His
friends became inquisitive, and finally
the man confessed that he had found
hidden in the ark, in notes and coin,
more than $4,000. New people recall
that the old fisherman once had $4,000
in bank, and the man who thought he
was so lucky is being sued by the her
mit's relatives to recover the money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-03
Wcnscls Dodge nnIleta.

A friend and / were out after ground
hogs. 1 had a Winchester .22-15, he
my Ithaca shotgun. We saw what we
thought was chipmunk with it's head
out of knothole in log, and he fired
at it. When we got to the log / saw
something run, and also found dead
weasel. Dunkle began poking in the
log, and a weasel stuck it's head out of
the knothole, and fired at it from, /
should think, about 20 feet. Dunkle
called: "You never touched him."
tried several times with the same re-
suit, the weasel always disappearing
into hole in the log right where his
head had been. Finally Dunkle moved
while was taking aim, and the weasel
tHrned its head and killed it. We got
five, four of which killed with the
rifle, but did not kill one with its eyes
turned toward me. One got out in tho
bark of the log, and small hole af-
forded fine peep hole for it. / put
three bullets in that hole, which was
hardly large enough to let the weasePs
head out, but never touched him.--For-
est and Stream
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-03
SHE MADE A GREAT MISTAKE.
Thought She Would Make Tom Hap
R1tl Ii

Thought She Would Make Tom Hap
by, But Both Are Now Miserable.
Daughters of wealthy men who fall
in love with their fathers employees are
not entirely restricted to novels. There
is Chicago merchant whose conf
Dental man has for some time been a
sutton for his daughters hand. There
is another departure from tradition in
the fact that his love affair is not as
violently opposed as it might be. He is
thoroughly capable and upright fell
low and his prospective father-in-law
probably doesn't see why he wouldn't
do just as well as club man or perhaps
a nobleman for his daughters husband.
Of course, the two lovers like to be as
much as possible in each others COM
pany, and try all sorts of little schemes
and inventions to bring this happy state
of affairs about.
The other evening when the young
man, whose familiar name is Tom, called
at the home of his fiancee, she was per-
fectly radiant.
"Oh, Tom, have just the best piece
of news to tell you," she said to him.
Indeed" was his reply. "Tell it to
me right away"
81 know you will be so glad did it,"
she continued.
did what?" ,.a..
'Im going to tell you all about it.
Papa said this morning that he was go
ing to California, to be gone a month.
He said I'd enjoy the scenery and the
climate, and he thought there wasn't
any trip that I'd like so much. Oh, he
wanted me to go awfully bad, but / just
thought that wouldn't see you for a
month, and so took stand. / must
have made so excuses. Finally / told
him that I'd promised to go to Cousin
Maude's at Lake Geneva, and that / just
couldn't break my promise. So at last
he let me off. 1t was hard work, and I'm
almost afraid made him angry, but
knew you'd be so glad"
"Yes-um-of course" responded
Tom.
! swell, you don't look half as glad as
thought you would"
Mol" he began.
"Then you're not glad" she said in a
tone of mixed surprise and disappoint-
ment.
swell, no, darling" he said, you see
I'm to go with him."-Chicago Times
Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-03
MOUSE AS ENGINEER.

Constructed a Spiral Gallery to Es-
oapc from a Post-Hole.
Along the mountainous shore of Lake
Lucerne in Switzerland, carved in the
face of the cliff, runs famous road
called the Axenstrasse. In several
places where the hills jut out in pre-
cipitous bluffs over the water, it be-
comes an actual tunnel-a sort of gal
lery cut through the solid rock, partly
open, however, on the side toward the
lake. 1t has long been considered a
great feat of engineering skill; yet 1t
was once closely paralleled-one can
not say imitated-by an ignorant little
field mouse. AS usual with both mice
and men, necessity was the mother Of
invention
That this was n mouse of more than
ordinary skill and experience the event
sufficiently proved; but he was racing
rather recklessly across the garden,
and it CHANGED that he fell into post
hole. AS this hole was about three feet
deep, with perpendicular walls and n
morrow bottom, he found himself as
helpless as young Joseph when his
brothers left him in the pit. He tried
In vain to scramble up the sides; he
lcaped with all his strength again and
again; at last he gave it up, and
crouched painting and discouraged on
the loamy floor.
The mind of a mouse works rather
slowly, except when the claws of cat
are near the tip of his tail, and it was
some time before our prisoner rea-
soned out his problem. At length,
however, he saw the solution, and set
to work without further loss of time.
He had life to save, and only his own
little brain and feeble paws to do 1t
with.
So he began to excavate spiral gal
lery, running around the perpendicular
sides of the hole very much on the plan
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-03
Lost His Seat.

Congressman Mckenzie, of Kentucky,
a few sessions ago, introduced a bill
for public building at Owensboro, the
principal town in his district, but made
very little progress. One day, in dire
extremity, Mr.. Mckenzie arose and ad.
dressed the chair. For what purpose
does the gentleman rise? inquired the
cautious speaker. "On a matter of the
highest privilege" was the reply. 1.-THE
gentleman will state it." said the speak
err. us not the right of a member to his
seat question of highest privilege?"
persisted Mr.. Mckenzie. Most assur-
edly," was the response. "Well," said
the Kentucky congressman, II intro
duced some time ago bill to erect a
federal courthouse and post Office at
Greensboro, in my district. That bill
was considered in the committee and
has been reported back to the house,
and is now on the calendar. Mr.. Speak
err" exclaimed the distressed member,
with great earnestness, 81 ask that the
bill be now taken from the calendar and
passed, for if it is not, l am sure that
the member from the Second district
of Kentucky will lose his seat" The
house roared with laughter, but the
speaker observed that the privilege was
not one of that peculiar character
which demanded recognition. Mr.. Nc
Kenzie lost his seat.-San Francisco
Argonaut. 1
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-03
HELPING THE nihpS.
How to Build Homes for Them which
They VIII Like.

Life is an uphill struggle with many
of our birds, and they are exceedingly
grateful for little help at suitable
times. Boys and girls may, IL they
wish, help the birds, and have fun be-
sides. tfa
One way to help the birds Is to put
up bird house or two, and you may,
be lucky enough to have the wrens
build in them. Just a word about bird
houses. Numbers of them are built
wrong, as you may see by little OBJ
servation. The hole for entering is
made on a level with the floor, and
when the bird attempts to build a nest
the sticks, grass and feathers close up
the only door. In the right sort OF
bird house, which Is merely box about
eight inches square, the hole for the
birds to enter is made in the middle
OF slightly above the middle of the
front. When the nest is built the open
ing is just on level with the top of it.
The picture will show what is meant.
A slanting roof sheds the rain best.
and little doorstep or place on which
the bird can alight is appreciated, but
n plain square box, with hole an inch
and one-half in diameter in the front
of it will do. Nail such box on the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-03
HAM AND EGGS.
CHARMING MUSIC.

A man with an eye for the odd went
in. took seat and was waited upon by
young woman. ss8
you have music here?" be asked.
From eight a. IN. until IL, and from
four p. m. to Six" she said.
',Why not all day?"
"From about IL: 80 a. m. to one p. m. is
the rush. We have to keep the custom
ers moving. If we lad music then the
customers at the tables would linger
and we wouldn't do as much business"
"Your sign indicates that music IL
furnished with ham and eggs only. I'll
should order bean soup would get any
music with it?"
The young woman became confused,
but the customer assured her that he
was not trying to be funny.
"Does it make any difference how the
eggs are ordered?" he asked, "as to the
music that is furnished? 1 know that
when you speak of ham and eggs you
think of the eggs in that state which is
described as turned over or sunny side
up But in my own case / should not
want them that way. want my eggs
hard-boiled. In that case what would
the orchestra playa"
ut amt an orchestra"
"Well, what is the music which you
furnish-it makes no difference to me-
like even a jew's-harp."
"Do you want ham with your hard
boiled eggs?" she asked, evading the
customers query.
"That is what wish to know. Your
sign conveys the information that your
ham and eggs and music go together. If
there is anything in the meat line ]
abhor it is ham. If do not order the
ham suppose l do not have the music.
Of course, 1 could order the ham and not
eat it, but that would not be fair. You
certainly do not wish me to pay you for
anything do not want"
1.-THE music plays just the same, no
matter what you eat" said the young
woman, having got a second hold on her
spunk. "You don't have to have ham if
you don't want it,"
"But the sign says ham and eggs and
charming music"
"Well, just told you that you didn't
have to have ham if you don't want it,"
"Then the sign does not mean what it
says?"
"You can't get no music, nohow, this
time O. day." she said. mo difference
what you order. 'Tain't the time O. day
for music. If it's music you're looking
for you'll have to come in later"
'Then you have deceived me. I shall
have to go to the opera for my music and
get my hard-boiled eggs elsewhere. Do
You know that your place is obtaining
money under false pretenses?"
And this is why there was sign. It
is not there now. The proprietor re-
moved it after he had heard OF the funny
mans idiotic remarks.-N. Y. World.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-03
FOR THOSE WHO SUCCEED.
"A song for those who succeed:
Y0u fhereN

=
"A song Tor those VINO succeed:
lfou tnereO
You whole successrul crew,
re men or the STRONG, heroic stripe,
Here is song for you
NOW VINO Is there mere In this whole wide
In whose honest ear I can sing NV song
(Stand upD
All, here's my millionaire:
(Come hereD
Good sir, your wealth Is great.
And well you have scooped your fortune.
man,
FROM the loosened grasp OF fate.
You have picked up gold as the long years