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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-13

Elaborate ceremonies were held on
that date at Nashville, which attracted
eminent men from all parts OF the
United States. The glories of the
State in history and the deeds of its
great men were recited, due regard
being paid to the memory of John
Sewer, the founder of the State, and
Andrew Jackson, it's favorite hero.
In July, 1895, the Centennial Expo
sition Company leased and improved
apiece of property of 200 acres lying
In the western suburb of Nashville,
which has for years been the famous
race course known as West Side Park.
The grading of the grounds for the
exposition buildings was then begun.
This was difficult task. The entire
contour of the ground had to be, al
tered, only few trees being allowed
to remain as they were. Two artificial
lakes were created, one of twenty-five
acres and smaller body of water of
two acres. In the centre of the plan
a high terrace was bnilt to represent
the Acropolis at Athens, upon which
the representation of the Athenian
Parthenon WAS to be built.
The first building erected was the
Administration Building, which was
completed in the fall of 1895. Here
the officers of the exposition, the di-
rector of works, the architects and
their assistants have had their Offices
Contracts were let on January l. 1895.
for the Parthenon, the Commerce
Building, the Auditorium, the Machin.
cry Building, the Transportation
Building and the Woman's Building.
Their construction began at once and
those now under roof and finished, ex-
cept in some cases the statuary, are
the Parthenon, for the fine arts; the
Commerce Building, 500 by 315 feet;
the Minerals ard Forestry Building,
400 by 125 feet; the Transportation
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full and interesting. Mrs. George F.
Shrady, the wife of one of Gotham's
most noted physicians, wore very
handsome gown that unmistakably
bore the cachet of Paris. The skirt
was of heavy, rich black brocade,
plain and full, and finished at the bot
tom with two little plated frills. The
short bodice was trimmed with .ex-
quisite cut jet and the collar and front,
the latter made in the form Of yoke
reaching to the bust line, were of tur-
quoise blue mirror velvet. Rich lace
was worn at the throat and wrists and
a large, superb diamond brooch in
aeur-de-lis design, sparkled at the left
side Of the collar, where it fastened.
The plain sleeves were finished with
high, puffed shoulder caps.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-13
/. CURIOUS FACTS.
Trunks are mailed in France.

Trunks are mailed in France.
Paris police use electric dark LAM
terms. - ~
Nearly every city in Mexico has q
hospital. I; 4 S I
Animals living in absolute darkness
have no eyes whatever.
F. b. Sizer, of West Bergen. owns 81
Bible printed in London 297 years
ago. pa Z ~ 4. b.
Fifteen mice in one day is the rec-P
ord OF cat in book store at Hall
lowell, Me. 81
In the last three years 49, 900 ceres
of timber in New York State have been
destroyed by forest fires. .::.5i
Lester Smith, of Coos City, Oregon,
has lost seventeen hogs since spring
by the raids of a bear which, so farsi
he has been, unable to traptor poison.
It is recorded OF DR.. John, illiams,
of Patricksburg, Ind, that for twenty
four years he has guessed correctly the
outcome of each Presidential elecss
tion.
A huge block of granite, the latgsst
ever set free by blasting. was recently
taken from quarry in Concord M
q. It measures LOG feet in length by |:
twenty feet in height and twenty fest:
in width. ss
The word .s''dun" is said TO owe its I
origin to one Joe Dun, q famous bniI- i
iff about 1900. He is said to- have
been so shrewd and dexterous "a the
collection of dues that his name5 bel
came proverbial.
Stealing calfskin from one store
Augusta. Me-, a thirteen-yea boj
took it to another hide deal and sold
it to him, and manage3 at the SANS.
time to steal from the purchaser
sheepskin, which he boldly carried;
back to the first store and sold t6 ms !
first victim. = h. &
There is an orange tree in Mpsks-S
gon, Mich. that is making q record
even in that northern cline. The
1Ico 10 6UOut 1OuU tS0A - shoAe9ol ~ 3AsS
and on the branches are twenty seight
miniature oranges and blossoms In
various stages of development, and
'one fully developed orange. The lst
ter is about the size Of an ordinary
hens egg, but round. The tree Isl
planted in a large tin can filled With
earth, and is treated as q house plant
The origin Of astronomy is "a
sociated with the tower Of Babel and
the pyramids of Egypt. There sre
many who hold to the opinion that
these ancient structures were erected
for astronomical purposes. As early as
the time of Job, nearly 1000 years Bsg|
O., most of the stars had been dividsds
into considerations. The writer oi
Job mentions Arcturus, Orion and
Pleisdes as being familiar. The mod
srn science dates from the labofs ofss
Copernicus, Tycho Brahe and NewtSn. q
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CENTENNIAL FAIR,
TENNESSEE WILL HOLD A BIG
WORLDS EXPOSITION.
70 Open at Nashville on May 1, 1897
Many Great Nations to Par
ticipate-Buildingsa and
Grounds.

TTENNESSEE will hold orld's
fair at Nashville, ming
May l, 1897, and Co. ,lnuing
six months. The occasion
is the Tooth anniversary of the
admission of the State into the Union.
While, of course, it is not to be
expected that the exposition will be as
great an affair Us the Worlds Colum-
bian Exposition which was held IN
Chicago, the plans now in the way of
iul6llment indicate that the exposition
will be as great as most of those held
by foreign Nations. 1t will be as large
as the Antwerp exposition and larger
than a good many others which are
well known in the history of e1posi-
tions.
Since the world fair, says the Chicago
Times Herald, there has each year been
an exposition in the United States.
The first was the California Midwinter
Exposition, which was held in San
Francisco a few months after the
closing of the big exposition at Chicago.
This proved successful and led to an
exposition at Atlanta, the international
Cotton States Exposition, which was
successful ii turn.
Shortly after the 1st of June, 1894,
q company was organized to hold the
Tennessee exposition. A charter was
secured under the laws of the State
and the stock was placed at ST, 900, 900.
The first money paid on the stock
subscriptions was in the spring OF
1894, and the balance of the year was
spent in arranging for funds. This
was a slow task, and in the spring of
1895 the available capital reached only
$500, 900, but since that time the
balance of the money necessary has
been secured.
Meanwhile it was decided to postpone
the centennial, much as the worlds
fair was postponed and for the same
reason. The worlds fair was to have
been held in 1892, but it was found
impossible to finish it in time, and so
it was postponed until 1898. So with
the Tennessee centennial. Tennessee
was admitted as State on June l,
1876, but it was found impossible to
fnlsh the work in time to open the
exposition on June l, 1896. Following
the precedent set by the worlds fair
at Chicago, the ground were dedicated
on the anniversary and the exposition
itself postponed one year.
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the foot of the terrace there will burst
a fountain, and on all sides artistic
features will be grouped in harmony
with the Parthenon itself, making it
the chief point of interest to the
visitors.
Near the Parthenon will be another
interesting reproduction, known as
the Rialto. For centuries the Rialto
has been an object of interest to both
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-13

States, which will send exhibits of
their resources. It's international
character is assured by the fact that
recognition and encouragement has
been given by many of the great
Nations of the world. Japan, China,
Austria, England. Mexico and the
South American States will be repre-
sented, and many of them have already
sent exhibits and their buildings are
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A company has been formed at
Paintsville, KY, to operate the camel
coal mines near that place.
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-23
LOCAL And GENERAL.

The regimental campfire will
take place one week from tonight.
Christmas music at Central
Union church Sunday morning.
McInerny's Christmas windows
are among the prettiest in the
city.
Glass pins and rings, watches,
chains, lockets, for school girls, at
Bisit's.
Another large crowd heard the
concert over Dimond's store last
evening.
+. Dunbar will leave the hos
pital in day or two. He has re-
gained his health.
Comm lssioners of Education
ere in -emi monthly consultation
al 2:3O t. is afternoon.
Thomas X. James bought a
number of the tiue paintings sold
at King Bros last evening
Morgau's final Christmas sale
will t-ke place this evening. The
best novelties Of all will be offered.
An excellent portrait of Chief
Hunt and the Fire Commission
as is ON exhibition in Davey's
window.
Invitations to the reception TO
be gwen by the ladies at the Y.
NJ. Q. a. ou New Years day are
being sent out.
An appreciable c,uceit was
given b, the band on the grounds
of the Executive building yester-
day afternoon.
See the blow that almost killed
father and listen to tie tale of woe
couuec'e ed with it at tue Baltimore
mlnstrels ou Christmas night.
Elk Private Staltenbcrg of Com
pauy + will wait over tor the
bieh jinks on the evening of
December 30 and will leave on
ia, ua'y 6 for San Francisco.
Kamehameha athletes refused
tN compete against NJ. A. Cheek IN
the Founders Day sports and, by
AZ, cement, he was barred. Mr.
Cheek is a winner" in all athletic
sports
Major Mcleod has more of
those fine Christmas turkeys
down in the refrigerator. The
Metropolitan Meat Co. people
ord bred enough TO supply every
body.
Drop in to the rear of Wright's
shop, 6l3 Fort street, and see what
the Oahu Carriage Repository
have Just received * bktue w w
Dimond in the way of buggies,
phaetons, harness, etc. -
Three experts are on board the
Aor-nei on this trip, who will ac.
Curateiy observe her sped and
st-amirg cap.ciiirs. She averaged
Ii kunts coming down from Van
couyer, and if she does not do
better on the remainder of the
voyage the chances are that an
other vessel will be pat on in her
place.
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-23

II VIII pay you 10 look gp what
is mentioned by tbe Osbu Carriage
depository ~ 30 their new stock
~ lpgVi-s. OhGftpu,. sir.. iosl -.
c.iyoI per bkiur ~ " Diwond,
Gl3 F0it STREET rear ~ NDglfs
gorjter facinry
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-23
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

Continued from I'd Page.
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-23
Iusrant ming the two children and

qusrant ming the two children and
he WAS constrained so to report.
The Board Instructed Mr. Rev
Dolds to personally attend to dis
INJECTING The premises and DR..
Nori will likely hear more of the
case.
In the matter of vaccination in
the public schools, DR.. Howard
further reported that if there was
a child in the pubic schools
without the proper certificate of
heal,h it was the fault of some
teacher IN withholding the name.
Every child On the rolls was ac-
counted for aud had been examin
g. In private schools it was
different He had much dilIicul-
ty with some of these and in one
or two Instances had been politely
told thGt be had no business with
private schools.
Pre- sideut Smith read the law.
& appiies equally TO private and
public schools. The clerk was
INSTRUCTED 10 publish extracts Of
ibe law In q warning to teachers
u the private schools and DIR.
Howard was instructed to go
sbead aud report any obsbuctiops
plsced 10 hi, Say.
Dr Alvarez made a further re
port on the LrprOsy Conference
sbieb is not interesting to lay
men,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
Get Ayers.

A little sarsaparilla flavor a little
smell Of sarsaparilla, and sarsa-
parilla label on the bottle, don't
make sarsaparilla that cures,
though it does make sarsaparilla
that sells-to those who know no
better. Ayers Sarsaparilla is the
sarsaparilla that cures. One bottle
of Ayers is estimated. by those who
have tried all kinds, to do the work
of from three to six bottles of any
other kind. 1t is the most eco
nomical sarsaparilla therefore, on
the market because it cures quicker
and at less expense. The ordinary
sarsaparilla is like the old lady's
weak tea-it's tea all right, but you
have to drink half dozen cups to
get the flavor of it. Other sarsapa-
rillas, may by courtesy, be called
sarsaparilla, but it takes too many
bottles to get any result. One of
the reasons for the superiority in
strength and
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

.thraldom Of disease. Hundreds of
thousands of persons have testified
to the cures wrought by Ayers Sar-
saparilla, and these testimonials,
unsought and unsolicited, are COM
ing in every day in the year, and
have been for the past half century.
Read what the people. who know
by experience, say of Ayers Sarsa-
parilla, as a spring medicine:
"I used Ayers Sarsaparilla last
spring with great benefit, and am
using it again this spring. l rec
ommend it as an excellent blood
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

little rapidity. Up to the close OF the work
this afternoon thirty-fve counties had been
completed, most of them smaller ones The
commission put in the afternoon on Merrlck
county. Among the larger counties disposed
Of up to date are Pawnee, Thayer and Mer
rick. Some surprising discoveries are made
once in a while. For instance, the ballots
on the amendment from one precinct in one
OF the smaller counties of the state bore no
evidence of having been counted. Each bal
lot was folded just as it came from the hands
OF the voter with the names Of the judges
and clerks of election board on the outside,
es provided by law The count of nearly
every precinct shows a gain for the amend
ment. One precinct in Merrick county
counted in the presence Of several reporters
this afternoon. showed that the amendment
received 104 votes, while fourteen were rec
orded against 1t. The official returns made
Immediately after election by the precinct
returning board showed that according to the
original count the amendment received but
ntnety-seven votes, while eleven were cast
against 1t. The same precinct returned two
ballots which were clearly marked for and
against the amendment. These ballots were
thrown out. The total vote Of the precinct
referred to above was 1874.
Members of the commission assert that
they have made no computation which enable
them TO gain any idea of tho percentage
OF increase. They simply say the recount
shows an increase in the number of votes
actually cast for the amendment as conf
pared with the number of votes reported
by the precinct returning boards. A glance
at some OF the completed tally sheets shows
the correctness of this assertion.
Word was received today by Attorney
General Smyth that the injunction suit
brought to restrain the county clerk OF
Douglas county from forwarding the ballots
and poll books of the last general election
TO the commission now engaged in recount
Ing the ballots cast for the constitutional
amendments had been denied by Judge Key
sor. Shortly after this 1t was announced
that Attorney y. s. Churchill. on behalf OF
General Thayer, had dismissed a similar in
junction case In Lancaster county This re-
leases all the ballots, and they will be
counted as soon as they can be reached.
The Douglas county ballots and poll books
left Omaha at p. IN. and arrived this aft
ernoon at the state house. They are now
In charge OF the recount commission. Word
was received from County Clerk Trmble
OF Lancaster county that he would require
until Monday to make The necessary abb
sTact.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

House Puts In It's Time Discussing
Direct Legislation.

LINCOLN, March 6.-(Special)- John o.
Yeiser made an attempt to get his bill for
the initiative and referendum recommended
for passage In the house today, and had 1t
not been for Burkett OF Lancaster he might
have succeeded. sixty-seyen members an
swered to roll call. An attempt was made
to adjourn This was defeated and reports
from standing committees announced. The
following were recommended for passage:
House roll No. 3d. providing for the
claiming of unpaid freight
House roll No. 39i by Grnndstaff, for
placing the management OF the Soldiers
and Sailors homes of the state In the
hands Of the Board of Public Lands and
Buildings.
The following were ordered to the general
file:
House roll No. 1O7, by wiehe, providing
Sailors homo at Milford
House roll No. 1863, by Clark of Richard
son, defining fraternal benevolent beneh-
clary societies and regulating the same.
House roll No. 454 by Hull to provide
for the disposition of delinquent members
OF mutual Insurance companies.
House roll No 32S, by lLddell, providing
that eight hours shall constitute days
work, was rece mmended for passage.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole with Winslow In the chair.
House roll No. 6S. by Yeiser, is the bill
providing for the initiative and referendum.
II was the topic OF long discussion and
considerable amendment by Yelser. When
section so was reached, Clark OF Lancaster
moved that the section be stricken out and
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

Ayers Sarsaparilla, Is the only sar-
saparllla made exclusively from
the Honduran Sarsaparilla, spec
tally imported by the ]. G. Aver
Company because of its superior
medicinal properties and healing
power.
Ayers Sarsaparilla is the only sar-
saparilla that received a medal
Mt the Worlds Fair, Chicago 1893.
Ayers Sarsaparilla is the only sar-
saparilla compound whose ingre-
dents are open to the knowledge
Of physicians-and is therefore
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
STORY OF SMELZER KILLING
Incidents of the Tragedy at the Littl'
School House.
DECEASED STRUCK THE FIRST BLOW
Ono witness Tcstincs to Threats Made
by ArEnbright - states Case
is About Complcte-Only
One More witness.

AUBURN, Neb., March 6.-The state ex-
amined fifteen witnesses yesterday and has
but one more to examine this morning, when
they will close the Argabright murder trial.
All of the witnesses told in detail OF the kill
ing OF Smelser, and there was no material
variance. The story. gathered from what
all of them said, was this: The defendant
came to the school house after the exercises
had been commenced about half an hour and
took seat near the stove and when the
teacher asked some one to lower the light, so
as TO darken the room, he rose to do It, and
seemed to be somewhat excited, at first
turned the light up and then down. Nothing
moro was noticed Of him until after the en-
tertainment had closed when he was noticed
to be near the door. and one of the witnesses
said he heard the defendant say. 81 will stay
right here" Soon after this, Mr.. Smelser
crossed the room to join his family, and
they then started to go out. Mrs. Smeser
first and the little boy bundled up in her
arms. MIR. Smelser followed, then Rose
Argabrlght, the wife of the defendant and
the daughter OF Mr.. Smelser, who was carry
ing the other child When Mrs. smelser
came near the defendant he advanced to-
ward her, saying: "ls that my little boy?"
and reaching as though to take 1t,
and as Mrs. Smelser said yes" Mr..
shoulder OF Mrs. Smelser. The defendant
stepped back a little turned and drew his
gun and pointed 1t at Mr. Smelser, who
struck at it, but did not reach 1t, and then
the defendant fired, the ball striking the
deceased little below the left nipple, going
through his body and afterwards found
in his underclothing. The women, in the
meantime had rushed to the farther end OF
the school room and escaped through
window.
Some OF the witnesses testified that the
defendant had crowded the deceased under
a shelf on the wall which compelled the
deceased to be in leaning posture when
the shot was fired. Mr. Smelser was taken
home. and lived about thirty minutes, but
was not conscious. AS soon as the shot was
fired, Mr.. Argabright was overpowered, his
revolver taken away from him, and he was
brought to Jail at Auburn.
w. II. Beckett was recalled and told OF
conversation he had with the defendant some
time in December, 1893, about two months
before the shooting, in which the defendant
said, referring to the deceased and the
trouble he was having with him, II will have
my children, or kill the old -"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
"ARCH ant never non new APRIL altogether too brash
fer me; an as fer MAY, dominate its promises"

won it's way at once into the good
opinion of the public by demonstra-
tion of its value in sickness and
disease. 1t still continues to hold
the esteem of the world at tlarge. But
success brings limitations. Others
have manufactured sarsaparillas
whose highest boast is to bo as
good as Ayers. So that from time
to time these facts have to be re-
stated -
Ayers Sarsaparilla is the original
sarsaparilla. 1t has had fifty
years Of trial and triumph.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

ment. The peevish, fretful condi-
tion, so often accompanying lassi-
tude and languor, are other symp-
toms Of the samo need. Go through
the spring in this condition, and
you discount your strength in sum-
mer and your joy in autumn. Take
Ayers Sarsaparilla and purify your
blood and work is pleasure, good
digestion waits on appetite and
health on both" Sound sleep re-
wards sturdy labor, and life is
transformed from n treadmill round
Of dreary duties into ceaseless
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07

holiday, In which work, in some of
its forms, is the sport in which
laurels and rewards are to be
won. Everybody knows the value
of sarsaparilla as blood purifier.
Everybody ought to know that of
all preparations on the market, the
most valuable. because the richest
in medicinal properties. is that put
up by the J. G. Aver Co., of Lowell,
Mass.
Fifty years ago. it would not have
been necessary to say word in
praise of Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t
Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
Curative Power,

of Ayers Sarsaparilla. Is the exclu-
sive use Of the sarsaparilla imported
from Honduras. The home-growing
varieties Of the plant do not have
the strength or the medicinal proper
ties of the foreign plant and Ayers
Sarsaparilla is the only preparation
using the Honduran Sarsaparilla
exclusively.
The safe rule by which to buy
sarsaparllla is this Ask for the
best-and you'll get Ayers. Ask
for Ayer's-and you'll get the best.