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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
Woman Suffrage.

Miss Phoebe Couzens, who for TWEEN.
ty years has been going from one end
of the country to the other preaching
female suffrage, has suddenly changed
her opinion. 1.-THE movement is
bound to fail. Three times I have
seen women under fire, and as many
times I have seen them fall, and that
ANONYMOUSLY. presume this will
be looked upon as treason, but the
conclusion is reached from long, ex
perience, close observation and rare
opportunities such as have been &C.
corded to few women. Moreover,
J. look upon the outside life, impelled
by necessity, as in a majority of cases
to be simply experimental. It cannot
be conclusive, for the vast majority OF
women prefer the quiet domestic life,
while man by nature seeks the con-
ficts of the outer world and its theo.
ries and grows therein. Woman in
public life will never prove satisfac.
tory. She is naturally housekeeper.
/ would advise all young women to
marry and become housekeepers. AT.
ter twenty years of close observation
and experience, have come to the
conclusion that women are no better
than men. I find that they are about
equally balanced; that there are as
many good women as good men in the
world, and no more. This true, not
alone in regard to the relation of the
Sexes, but in integrity of word, in un,
yielding adherence to principles they
believe to be right, and loyalty to the
highest in man"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
A Police Officer Killed.

Lieutenant of Police w. E. Grube1
was found lying in patch of brush
in the northern part of Jacksonville,
Fla, Friday morning foully murdered
He was on day duty yesterday and
left the police station about $50 last
night and that was the last heard of
him until his body was found cold in
death by negro about 10 o'clock this
forenoon. Near by was q woman's
belt and a handkerchief, leading to
the belief that Gruber was murdered
either by a woman or by a jealous
lover or husband. Gruber's skull was
crushed in, giving evidence of having
been hit by club. When found he
was lying on his face. His pistol was
gone, but otherwise nothing had been
disturbed. An investigation will be
made by the coroner's jury tomorrow
morning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
A Policeman q Burglar.

A queer complication in burglaries
developed in Washington, D. c., re-
Gently, when Policeman James E.
Pierce of the metropolitan force was
arrested for robbing two houses on his
beat. The sufferers were Mrs. Fannie
Mcmillan and Mrs. M. Cooke. Both
houses are in the fashionable residence
section. The families were away al
the time and Pierce improved the op
portunity to carry away a large
amount of glass, clothing, porcelain
and other portable valuables. Detect.
ives searched his house and today re-
covered about 1,500 worth of plum
der. Pierce has been on the force four
years. He confessed his guilt, but re-
fused to say where his booty was Sc
creted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
Deb's New Scheme.

Eugene V. Debs is out with brand
new scheme for abolishing poverty and
bringing happiness and plenty. The
idea itself is not new, but the proposal to
put it into practice is. The idea seems
to be to begin by getting control OF
the machinery Of a State and estab'
fishing there a cooperative common
wealth. Having gotten control Of q
State by popular vote, he says: I'VE
will then establish the cooperative
commonwealth and the State govern
ment will be in harmony with them.
The idea forces itself that Mr.. Debs
has been studying the rebate and COM
mission feature of the South Carolina
dispensary law. AS a scheme for
abolishing poverty so far as those who
are believed to have pulls" are con-
cerned, the plan is bound to be a
bowling success.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
What ar0 Farmers Ins stitutesW

The following answer of President
Craighead of Clemson College to the
question "What are Farmers Insti-
tutesa" should be of considerable inter.
est to our readers: "Our object is to
bring the practical results of science
within reach of the people. We are
aiming to give to the farmer the ad-
vantage of expert knowledge, espee.
tally in those departments of science
which are closely related to agricul-
ture. We wish to bring to his aid the
work of the chemist. the geologist,
the botanist, the veterinary surgeon
in short, Of the vast army of workers
in all lands who are toiling to subdue
the earth and to make it minister to
human needs and comforts. What
the farmer needs-as we all needs
knowledge. Better methods of cult
waiting and improving the soil, the
best and most improved form ofimple-
ments, the kind of fertilizer best adapt
ed to each variety of soil, the best
breeds of domestic animals, the cultiva.
ton of farm crops, the results of expert
ments with new varieties of fruits and
vegetables these are subjects in which
all intelligent farmers are interested.
Our institutes are perfectly informal.
We hope both to give and to receive
information. We invite inquiry.
We pass around the question box" /"
and thus give every man an opportu-
nifty to find out just what is of special
interest to him. Atevery institute we
gather information that proves to be
valuable at succeeding institutes.
Thus in time we hope to SO systemize
our work as to make each mans special
knowledge the property of all. The
institutes has a still higher purpose.
1t brings the people together. 1t
awakens the powers of investigation.
It ought in time raise up an army of
investigators. 1t does something to
relieve the dull monotony, which
more than aught else is making farm
life distasteful to the rising generation.
It can be made an immense factor in
the life of the Southern farmer"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
Georeia's Cotton King.

Hon. James M. Smith, of Ogle.
thorpe, Georgia's greatest farmer, has
just broken all records of cotton sales
from a single plantation, by selling to
Macon cotton buyers, in one lot, over
1900 bales of cotton OF his own raising,
says The Augusta Chronicle. The cot
ton was sold on a basis of Z cents for
middling, and when it is all weighed
and shipped, Mr.. Smith will receive 9
check for about $4,000. This would
be a tremendous crop, even If Mr..
Smith raised nothing but cotton, but
when it is remembered that he grows
large crops of grain and hay, and that
cotton is his surplus money crop, af'
ter producing all the provision crops
he needs, then one can grasp some
idea of the scale on which Col. Smith
farms, and see the justice of calling
him Georgia's cotton king.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
Tried to End His Life.

A dispatch from Lake City, 8. G.,
to the Columbia State says that Mr..
VIM. D. Shaw. editor of The Times,
Of that place, attempted suicide Wed
nesday morning. Mr.. Shaw was room
ing over DR.. Williams, drug store.
He got up as usual Wednesday morn
ing, talked with some friends and
went in The Times Office and wrote
the letter below. He then went into
his room, drank two or three ounces
of laudanum and then shot himself,
the ball penetrating the body just above
and to the right of the left nipple and
was cut out by DR.. T. B. Hinnant just
below the shoulder blade.
When approached by friend, he
said he was only sorry he did not
make an end of it; that being dazed
by the laudanum he had the pistol in
his left hand when he thought he had
it in his right hand, thereby shooting
himself in the right instead of in the
left breast. At this writing there is
every chance for his recovery. Below
is the letter:
Must I do the deed2 Oh, God send
down thine angel Of mercy to bear my
troubled soul away. Can it be sin
Oh spare me, forgive me, Father, to
do away a life that is filled with pain
and misenry. Is there anything fol
me to live for9 Ali is dark and dis.
NAL. I have no hope. Is there resi-
and peace in the grave2 In a world
so large, beautiful and wealthy, and
yet I must starve-no money, no work.
Cherries and cold seems every heart
TO me. cannot stand this strain. l
have strained every brain nerve, mus
Gle and vein in thinking of what to dc
and all I can see before me is dismal
distress. Death does away with all
this. I have some friends here, I be-
lieve. have endeavored to 60 my
duty towards them. hope that they
will be kiud enough to dispose of my
body. Place it in ''any old place."
care not where. My trunk and clothes
will 60 to my two brothers aud sister.
My watch at Columbia will go to Mrs.
M. A. Emlyn, 1107 Pendleton street,
Columbia, 8. O., in consideration oi
kindnesses extended to me by herself
and family. William David Shaw.
O, tempora; o, mores."
Mr.. Shaw is a son of J. Duncan
Shaw, who was killed in Bishopville
several years ago by the we'll known
Kelly brothers. MIR. Shaw has been
for several years connected with the
Columbia Register.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
SPAIlARDS DONE up.
$50 Troops Killed by Insurgents Under
Garcia,

A dispatch from Havanna says Gen.
Nicolas del Rey has been recalled to
Habana from Santiago de Cuba by or.
der of Gen. Weyler. The cause of his
recall is the great victory obtained
over Gen. Rey by Gen. Calixto Garica
near Guamo, q report of which was
published last week.
Further details concerning the bat
tie received from Manzanillo under
date of April 19, have created sensa-
lion in Havana. Vhey show that
the Spanish column OF 1000 men was
utterly put to rout by the dynamite
bombs that exploded, and instead of
10 soldiers being killed as the official
report declared 200 we're blown up by
the bombs and $50 were slain by the
insurgents during the confusion and
excitement of the panic. stricken col
umn. The bombs were planted in the
road on which the Spanish were
marching. They did not explode pre-
maturely as was declared last week.
The six bombs exploded simultaneous
ly in the centre OF Gen. Keys column.
A Spanish officer writes the follow
ing description of the battle to his
family IN Habana:
1.-The explosion was SO terrible as to
curdle the blood OF the bravest men.
From the centre of our column sud-
den shock came which threw us to the
ground. We remained deaf and
blind for a few seconds. The cries OF
our wounded soldiers were awful.
When I was able to stand, I saw
around me heads entirely cut off
from bodies. pieces of human limbs
scattered here and there, and men
without arms or legs crying 20 heaven
in the gasp Of death. It was perfectly
easy few seconds later for our sue.
cessful enemies to rout us and disperse
our column, in which nothing of mill
tary order and discipline remained.
GAS soon as the first shots of the in
surgents were heard after the explo.
sion, our general, followed by his staff
and some other officers and soldiers,
fed to Guamo. Our panic-stricken
crowd followed the generals party,
closely harrassed by the Cuban caval-
ry, which made havoc in our ranks. "
The writer of the letter adds that
the Spaniards left on the field nearly
all their arms and ammunitions be-
sides considerable convoy of provi-
sions they were carrying tn Guamo.
From other letters it's learned that
General Garcia in person led the Gu.
bans and that since the landing OF
General Rolof's expedition in Cuba,
the use of dynamite by the C|ubans is
incessant in Oriente. This has put
the Spanish soldiers into g. state of ter
ror. The Spaniards protest against
the use of dynamite in the war as
barbarous, Notwithstanding the fact
that they have also tried to employ it,
but unsuccessfully, on account of
the swift military movements of the
insurgents.
The Diarlo del F'jercito, which is
the newspaper organ of the Spanish
army, publishes official figures show
ing that the number of armed men on
the Spanish side during the two years
of war in Cuba has been 272,282.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
A. Tale Of Horror.

The French fishing vessel Valiant,
Captain Pierre, bound from st. Mig
uel, struck an iceberg on the Grand
Banks on the 18th instant and almost
Immediately foundered. She had
seventy-three fishermen on board and
all took to the boats; but only one OF
these boats has thus far been heard
from. When she left the vessel her
complement was seven men. Three
of them perished from exposure and
hunger. The bodies of the first two
were thrown overheard, but the suryi
vors, in their desperation, were driven
to cannibalism and ate the third. The
boat was picked up Thursday by the
schooner Victor Eugene, which ar
rived at st. Pierre. The survivors are
in a shocking condition and are so
badly frost bitten that their arms must
be amputated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
The Naval Malta,

The secretary of the navy has made
the annual allotment fund Of $50, ,00C
appropriated by congress for the nav.
al militia of the states. Deductina
So, 900 reserved for the purchase OF
text books, the remainder of the ap'
preparation is allotted among the states
having naval militia organizations in
proportion to the number of uniform
ed petit officers and men thsy had on
their rolls on January 1, last. The result
in this state is as follows: 165 officers
and men, allotment 81, ,S14.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
The Coast Line Wins,

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
test case was up in Columbia one day
last week. The case was brought to
have the charter of the system con.
strued to determine whether certain
lines controlled by that system were
parallel and competing lines" and
was decided in favor of the Coast Line
by the circuit court.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
|otal unearned profit this
quarter.....,............&4
A Clear Ossa.

President Mckinley is said to have
elped out a young friend who was
Purting a girl he knew by telling
inn to tell the young lady that if she
fould like European bridal trip he
fould appoint the young man to a
bnsulate as wedding present. This
|xed the business, for the President
hs been notified that the wedding
|ill take place in June. This is a
lear case OF bribery, but. everything
fair in.loYe and war
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
Death OF Gen. Harlee.

A special from Florence, S: O., to
the Columbia State says Gen. VIM: w.
Harlee died at half-past Z o'clock
Thursday night at the ripe old age OF
"a years. His health had not been
good for some time, but for only q
week had he been confined to his bed.
He sank rapidly during the day, and
the end was painless.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
Tortured with Hot Irons.

Three masked men entered the Hew-
lit House, small tavern near Sharon,
Pa, and committed a brutal assault
on Lambert Hewitt, the proprietor.
They heated irons over lamp and,
applying them to him, compelled him
to tell where his money was hidden.
They stole $500 and escaped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
For q New Trial,

Notice has been served upon Gov
ernor Ellerbe's attorneys that Maj. B.
B. Evans would move before Judge
Aldrich to set aside the verdict in the
suit for the possession of Sally, the
sorrel mare, on the ground that it was
illegal and irregular, and failing in
that, to move for new trial upon ex
ceptions to the minutes of the court.
This is all preliminary to the intend
ed appeal to the State supreme court.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
Make Home Happy.

This is an Injunction that will be
needed by all who look to the promo
ton of the pleasures of others. A
happy home is indeed the happiest OF
places. One source of happiness in
the home circle is good music. A
sure source of good music is q good
piano-such as may be had from M.
A. Malone, Columbia, s. G. Read
what he has to say in his new adver-
tiSemept,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
RiCtim of q Eaud.

West Oliver went into Martin Rath-
rs field near Donaldsville, Ga, Friday
1orning, armed with a Winchester
fe, and shot Rathiel to death. Both
frties are white, and were near
Pighbors, residing only a short dis
nce from Donaldsville. The feud
y existed between them for a long
Dhile.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
Indigestion.

From which springs, directly or in
directly, nearly every form of head.
ache, and sick headache never sepera.
ted therefrom, is surely and speedily
relieved and cured by the use OF
"Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kid
neys." One 25c bottle will convince
of its merit. Try it. Sold by dealers
generally.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
V. @. Badham,
General Agent,
COLUMBIA, s.. G..
NUT MISLEADING.
No DANGER, In CURING ONE habit, OF FoRM-
Ma ANOTHER.
OPIUM morphine, Laudanum) ETC., CURED
In FROM Four TO SIX WEEKS.

LIQUOR DISEASE
Cured Usually in -Four Weeks. Also Tobacco
Habit and Nervous Diseases.
The Cure has been endorsed by the Legis
lature of six States and one Territory; by
the National Government in the Soldiers
Homes and il the regular army; by many
local authorities in the cure Of INDECENT
drunkards (morphine and liquor); by Miss
Wallard, the W. G. T. u. Francis Murphy,
Neal Dow and the I. o. G. T.; by prominent
men all over the land; by 100000 cured pa
tients, more than 10000 of these being ply
sicians.
The Leslie E. Keeley Company and the
Keeley Institute Of s. c. are responsible cor
porations which could not afford to put forth
any claim that they are unable to prove.
For printed matter and terms, address,
THE KELLEY INSTITUTE,
or Drawer q. Columbia, 8. G.
Mention this paper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
Four Persons Burnt to Death.

Four persons lost their lives in a
fire at 1878 Third avenue, Brooklyn.
Thursday. The dead are: Mrs. John
Newell and her two children. aged 8
and years, and Mrs. Celia Barnett,
aged 38 years. The flames began in
the lower hall, and spread with great
rapidity through the building, COM
pletely cutting off the escape of the
Newell family, which occupied the
top floor. When Mrs. Newell found
the stairway burning and the hall
filed with smok", she threw her chill.
dren, Louis aged 8, and John aged 5,
from a window to the street below,
where four men held a blanket to
catch them. The children bounded
from the blanket and were killed by
falling on the sidewalk. Mrs. Newell
was afraid to attempt the leap and
was found suffocated later in her
apartments. Her husband escaped
with slight burns. On the floor below
lived Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett. They
reached the street in safety, but Mrs.
Barnett ran back into the burning
building to secure some jewelry she
had left behind. She was sequent.
ly found in an alcove room dead and
slightly burned The loss is estima.
ted at $25, 900. The fire. it is said, was
of incendiary origin. That many more
lives were not lost is only due to the
prompt action of police.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
Backing up McLaurln.

Governor Atkinson OF Georgis
takes the same view of the tariff ques
ton as does Congressman McLaurin ot
this State. He believes that if protec
ton is to be the policy Of this govern.
ment its alleged benefits should be
shared by all sections In the course
of a speech delivered by him a few
days ago Gov. Atkinson said: 1.-THE
South should have her proportionate
share of protection even though her
statesmen would not lnaugurate it as
policy of government, and it would
be gross wrong for Congress to dis
criminate againgt Southern manufac.
turers because our people believe the
best general policy is tariff as low as
the needs of the government will per
NIT. When the majority decides for
protection, thep all should share alike.
1t is a Dlunder in our public men
to permit one section to have
protection and refuse it for the
South. If protection is the banner
hoisted by the majority, it should
float over all sections without discrim-
ination. We must meet conditions as
we find them. We pay our share of
the taxes; we are entitled to protection
if it is given to other sections"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
Advice to Mothers.

We take pleasure in calling your atten
don to remedy 90 long needed In carry.
ing children safely through the critical
stage of teething. 1t Is an incalculable
blessing to mother and child. If you are
disturbed at night with sick, fretful,
teething child, use Pitts Carminative, 1t
will give instant relief, and regulate tic
bowels, and make teethIng safe and easy.
1t will cure Dysentery and Diarrhea.
Pitts Carminatlve Is an instant relief for
collie Of infants. It will prolnose digestion,
give tone and energy to the stomach and
cowels. The sick, puny, suffering child
will soon become the fat and frolicking Joy
Of tho household. It Is very pleasant to
the taste and only cost 25 cents ptr tottle;
!o!d by druggists aud 5y
TEE MURRAY DRUG CO.,
Columbia. 8. O.
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Total. l...................$41O, ,62O SO
STATEMENT OF UNEARNED PROFIT.
Jnearned profit Dec. 81. 1857, $50 .63
let accrued profit for the
present quarter. 46, ,642 SO
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Balance unearned last quar-.
ter......................s ter. .s11, ,OO7. "a
Fet profit on sales for pres
ent quarter.............. s,2s1 81
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-05
THE LAST QUARTER
REPORT OF THE DlSPENsARY FOR
THAT PERIOD.

Financial Showing-A Net Profit OF Over
$4,000 Has Been Made Figures OF In
terest to the People.
Below Is given in complete form the
quarterly report of the State dlspen-
sary which was prepared by the Iegis-
lative examining committee and pre-
sented to Governor Ellerbe for trans
mission to the general assembly at its
next session.
The letter of transmissal reads as
follows:
Columbia, April 81. 1897.
To His Excellency, w. 81. Ellerbe,
Governor:
Sir: We have met persuant to act OF
the general assembly and have made
an examination OF the books and
vouchers of the State dispensary Tor
the quarter ending 3lst of March,
1897. We found the books written up
to date and neatly and correctly kept.
We checked off all the accounts and
vouchers and found them correct &C
cording to the books of the original
entry.
We found vouchers for all payments
made and invoices for all goods pur-
chased. We also examined the rec.
ords of sales made to dispensers and
checked off the statements showing
the remittances made by county dis
pensers to State treasurer. We ap-
pend hereto the balance sheet showing
balances on March 31st, 1892, also the
following statements:
1. Statement of assets and liabilities.
2. Profit and loss accounts.
8. Cash.
4. Unearned profit.
The difference between the State
treasurer's cash balance and the cash
balance upon the dispenssry books is
90, ,129.0S, the former be ng greater
than the latter by that amount. This
diferance is within $16.04 of the
amount of outstanding warrants
drawn prior to April 1, and unpaid
by the State treasurer a. that date.
The above statements are correct, &C.
cording to the books, vouchers and
records, Respectfully submitted,
Altamont Moses.
John P. Thomas, Jr.,
CIR. D. Burns,
Legislative Committee.
The report reads as follows:
Comparative statement for quarter
ending March 81, 1897:
ASSETS.
Cash in State treasury.....$ 1924 SO
Supplies (nventory)...... 54,52s.25
Merchandise. ise.............. 1858. SO
Machinery and office fix
tures.................. 2,s57.47
Teams and wagons. 1,294.19
Personal accounts. 3,2S1, %
Unexpired insurance...... 504 SO
Ex-dispensers' balances.... 7,513. 96
Merchandise in hands of
county dispenssrs....... 221, ,44s. "a
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Total to account for quarter$41O, $40. Al
DISBURSEMENTS
fan disbursements $500
Feb disbursements 89,061.96
March disburse.
ments.. ss,32O.s5