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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
Come down. Moias, come down.!

"Come down, Moias, come down."
cried the senior.
But Molas would not. He struck one
more blow, severing the root, then,
with shout Of farewell, either
through faintness or by design, he cast
himself forward with outstretched
arms against the face of the wall. His
weight was little indeed, yet it seemed
that 1t sufficed to turn the balance, for
again the trembling mass moved per-
ceptibly.
It slid forward faster and faster,
while sharp sounds like pistol shots
came from the heart of 1t, and the trees
bent like rod beneath the rush of q
fish. Now, also, for the first time the
villains on the slope below perceived
the doom that threatened them and ut
tered such yell as l had never heard.
Some stood still, and some flung them
selves down the stair. One only, Don
PEDRO himself, rushed forward.
1t was too late; the mass Of stone
work, fifty feet long by twenty In
breadth, was falling. It fell, taking
Molas with it.
With a roar like that of thunder 1t
struck upon the stairway, and, burst
ing into fragments, swept 1t from end
to end.
In less than minute it was done, the
sounds had died away, and nothing was
left to tell Of what had happened ex-
cept little dust and some remains that
had been men. OF all those who stood
upon the stairway only one sur
vived, Don Pedro, who had run
forward. But he was too late,
for though the mass had missed him a
single stone struck him across the mid
die, breaking his bones and sweeping
him to the foot Of the first fight, but
leaving him alive.
When all was finished and the dust
had fallen to the earth again, the senior
spoke, saying:
"Let us go and search for the body
OF our deliverer."
So we went, the three of us, leaving
Zilbalbay in the temple, but we could
not find it; doubtless to this day 1t
lies buried beneath some of the larger
blocks of masonry. There were other
bodies, indeed, from which we did not
soruple to take the rifles and whatever
else was likely to be of value to us.
Better still, tied among some trees near
the foot of the pyramid we found four
good mules, one of them laden with
ammunition and provisions, for Don
Pedro had come out determined to hunt
us down even If he must follow us for
days.
Having picketed the mules where
they could Craze, we returned to the
temple, bearing with us food and drink,
of which we stood in sore need. On our
way up the steps Don Pedro called to
US from where he lay broken and bleed
ing against an uprooted tree.
Water" he cried, "give me water"
and the senior gave him some mixed
with brandy, which we had found upon
the sumpter mule.
II am dying" moaned the wretch;
my presentiment has come true, and
death finds me among ruins"
'Give me absolution, he went on.
"For the love Of God give me absolu-
ton"
81 cannot" said the senior. 81 have
no authority. Pray to heaven to shrive
you, for your time is short"
Then he turned and went, but for a
long time we were troubled with the
cries and blasphemies of this most evil
man. Indeed, they did not cease until
sunset, when the devil came to claim
his own.
(To be continued)
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Lively Experience Following q
Visit to Farm House.
His Luck and the Old Horse He Had
borrowed Both Went Back on Him
Stealing Bulky Things
Doesn't Pay.

GAS a general thing" said the re-
tired burglar to q New York Sun re-
porter, IT stuck close to my legitimate
line of work, and never took anything
but what could carry off myself and
dispose of easily, but occasionally when
I was hard pressed would take bulky
things and do the best I could with
them. But it never paid, and some
thing happened once that made me give
up that sort of thing for good.
"a farmhouse that was looking
over one night had nobody in it, not a
soul. They hadn't gone for long, that
was plain enough. Everything was
left just as it was. They'd just gone
off for the night somewhere, maybe
to party or something of that sort,
but they was just as far away now as
they'd been in China, and might have
carried the house off and they not
know it. and that's what 1 did, pretty
near.
"There was scarcely any small stuff
worth carrying off, and after I'd looked
around little 1 thought might as we'll
take load. could dispose of 1t for
something. l got together in the hall
wagon load of stuff, trunks and one
thing and another all ready to load I
had been around to the barn previously
to see if there was horse left, because
didn't know but what they might
have taken the only one, but there was
horse there. He was big, solid-look-
ing horse, nothing particular about
him one way or the other, except he
looked like strong horse that could
pull almost anything. I got the har-
ness on him and hooked him into
farm wagon and got him around to the
side of the house. suppose I might
just as well have taken him to the front,
but there was no use of being reckless
about it.
'Well, I loaded the wagon with the
trunks and things till I'd got a pretty
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
GIRLS AT AUCTION.
Sale at La Grange, Ga, to Raise L
brHry FunI

Sale at La Grange. Ga, to Raise liz
brary Fund.
A remarkable public sale of Young
ladies', conducted for the purpose of
raising funds for woman's library.
was conducted at La Grange, Ca, the
other night in the Southern Female
college.
There are two female colleges here,
both of which have pupils all the way
from Virginia to Texas, and the rival
college sent over its students to witness
the great exhibition which was to be
given by the Southern.
Messrs. Wisdom and Moon, two prom
inent citizens possessing The auction
GERS faculty, conducted the auction, de-
soribing the charms of each of the 10
young ladies, who were put up one by
one. The greatest contest was over
Miss Fannie Belle Strong. to whom a
prize was awarded for having brought
the best price.
Two young men dressed up as young
ladies were run in as numbers 8 and IA,
and were numerically guyed when the
fact was discovered upon their UNI
masking.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
NEW PAGE OF THE BIBLE.
DR.. Petrie Discovers a Leafiet Addina
to First Chapter of Matthew.

Dr.. Petrie Discovers a Leahet Adding
to First Chapter of Matthew.
Rev. DR.. Cobern startled the congre-
cation of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church at Denver, Col, the other night
by declaring that for the first time he
was prepared to tell of the discovery of
an entire page Of the New Testament
by DR.. Petrie. The speaker did not
want this find to be confounded with
that of the papyri scraps containing the
writings of Christ. The leaf contained
nearly the whole of the first chapter Of
Matthew and was almost identical in
lines with the Greek testament of to-
day. The discovery was confided to DR..
Cobern three weeks ago, when he left
DR.. Petrie, by reason of the fact that DR..
Cobern is secretary of the society that
had undertaken the researches.
The speaker delivered an eloquent
sermon based on the find, proving con-
clusively that the early Christians had
the same views and beliefs as those Of
the modern church. The book from
which the page was taken was said to be
the earliest authentic record of Chris
tianity. Among the verses which are
authenticated by the find the following
were cited:
"Jesus said, Except you fast to the
world We shall nowise find the King
dom Of God"
Except you Sabbatize the Sabbath
you shall not see the Father"
again Jesus said: I went into the
, midst of the world and in the flesh was
I seen of them, and found all men
drunk and none found athirst among
them, and my soul grieved over the
sons of man.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
Thinrs we GET Used To.

"You don't seem to be annoyed by
those two elderly ladies quarreling?"
mo; they are my husbands first
wife's mother and second wife's mother;
they're alwaysin wrangle about which
one he loved best."'-Louisville Courier.
Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
MOTHERS FRIEND

aIIays NERVOUSNESS, and so assists
Nature that the change goes for
ward in an easy manner, without
such violent protest in the way of
Nausea, Headache, Etc Gloomy
forebodings yield to cheerful and
hopeful anticipations she passes
through the ordeal quickly and
without pain-is left strong and
vigorous and enabled to joyously
perform the high and holy duties
now devolved upon her. Safety
to life of both is assured by the
use of Mothers Friend" and
the time of recovery shortened.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
Pnrndoxicnl, BUT Ens,

"Now I'll get on and be off," said the
bicycle learner to himself, as he pre-.
pared to mount his wheel.-Puck.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
Theology.

Ethel-Didn't grandpa go to Heaven,
mamma?
Mamma-Yes, hope so.
Ethel-Then why did they put peace
to His Ashes" on his tombstone? Peo-
pie who go to Heaven don't have ashes.
do they ?-Pick-Me-Up.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
The DANGER

to which the Expectant Mother is
exposed and the foreboding and
dread with which she looks for
ward to the hour of woman's
severest trial is appreciated by but
few. All effort should be made
to smooth these rugged places
in life's pathway for her, ere she
presses to her bosom her babe.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
The Only suHerer.

"Yes, she makes her own hats"
It's a good thing she has to wear
them. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
He Wasn't One

He-Could you learn to love man :?
She-Bring ON your MANN. Y.
Truth. !,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30

$1.oo PER BOTTLE at all Drug Stores,
or sent by mail on receipt Of price.
BOOKS Containing invaluable information Of
rpEs interest to all women, will be sent to
thIE any address upon application, by
THE BRADFIELp REeuLAroRco., ATLANTA, ca.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30

81 know one lady, the mother of three
children, who suffered greatly in the
birth of each, who obtained bottle of
Mothers Friend of me before her
fourth confinement, and was relieved
quickly and easily. All agree that their
labor was shorter and less painful.n
JOHN G.. PoLH1LL, Macon, Ga.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30
HEART OF THE WORLD.
RY II. RIDER HAGGARD.
Strange Story by an Old
Mexican Indian o His dandC
Englishman anne
CHAPTER x.

Copyrighted. 1894, b, H Rider Haggara
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-11-30

(To be continued)
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
The State Loses.

A dispatch from Washington says
the States Supreme Court has affirmed
the decision of the Circuit Court for
the Circuit OF South Carolina in the
Agricultural Hall" case, involving
the title to the Agricultural Hall in
Columbia, s. G. Edward B. Wesley
of New York, bought the property OF
the Commissioners of the State Sink
ing Fund, but there were alleged ir-
regularities in the purchase aud he
brought suit against J. E. Tindal, the
Secretary of the State and j. 4.
Boyles, who had been employed by
the 8 Secretary OF the State to guard the
property to secure possession. Tindal
and Boyles, in the lower courts, con-
tended that they were mere custodi
ans Of the property and that the State
could not be sued, but the possession
Of the property was given to Wesley.
This judgment was affirmed by the
Supreme Court in an opinion by Jus
tice Harlan, who held that the State
was not necessarily party to the suit.
The building referred to in the above
dispatch is the one in which the dis
pensary is located in Columbia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Tried to Kill Herself,

Carrie Brown is student of the Al
len university, the we'll known color
ed institution of learning in Colum-
bia, She is about 18 years of age and
came from Winnsboro. Tuesday
morning, having stood her examina-
tions several days ago, she went to
the university to hear the results read
out. When the names of those who
were to graduate were announced hers
was not among them; she failed to
pass her examinations. Instead of
going back to her boarding house, she
went to a drug store and purchased a
box of trough on rats" and took
about two spoonfulls of the poison.
She then went home and said that as
she had failed to pass her examination
she had taken poison. A doctor was
summoned and her life was saved.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
How to Send Them.

COMPTROLLER General Norton has re-
csived from two counties in the State
the reports Of the county pension
boards as to the number of pensioners
whose applications have been approv-
ed by them. Mr.. Norton says that
they are sending in the list of approx
ed names without stating the reasons
they were approved, and in some cas-
es without sending along the certih,
Gates of the county auditor which is
required. He says the reports are
worthless to the State board unless
these statesments and certificates &C.
company the reports. He hopes
that all other county boards will act
accordingly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Walled Them up Alive.

According to a dispatch to the Lon
don Daily News from ST. Petersburg,
a terrible crime, the result of supersti-
ton, has been committed at Tirespol,
in the government of Kaherson, where
q number of hermitaees are inhabit-
ed by sectarians. Recently seven.
teen OF the hermits disappeared, and 1t
was believed that they had emigrated
IN fear of the impending day of judg-
ment. But q hermit named Kowalind
has confessed that be walled them up
alive in response to their earnest en-
treaties that they might receive the
martyrs crown. The police examln-
ed the spot and verified the confes-
Sims
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Turkish Barbaritiss.

The Athens correspondent of the
London Daily Chronicle says: NJ.
Ralli, premier, sho we'd me dispatches
and reports from Colonel Manos and
various civil authorities in Epirus
stating that IA villages between Tod
lour and Kastroskyia have been burn
ed by the Turks after all the women
and children had been massacred ex.
cept few who hid in the fastness of
Mount Zalongos, famous during the
war of independence, and few more
concealed themselves in the marshes
along the shore and finally managed
to get aboard the Greek ships, half
dead with hunger and fear. Not a
stone of the village OF Kamarina is
left standing. The men fought like
lions in defense of the women, who
sought refuge in the woods and caves
of Mount z 1longos and when chased
by the Turks, jumped from precipices
to avoid capture and dishonor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
The Weather and Crops.

TIE United States Weather Bureau
in its report of crop conditions for the
week ending May. II, says: In the
States of the Upper Mississippi and
Missouri valleys the week ending
May 10 has been the best of the sea-
son and exceptionally favorable foI
farming operations and growth OF
crops. In the Southern States the
conditions have been less favorable,
being too cool, and in some sections
too dry. In the Southern States corn
has very generally suffered from the
ravapes Of insects and from low tom
perature. Cotton has not made favor
able progress over the central and
eastern portions of the cotton belt, the
weather being too cool, complaints
of injury by insects being quite gen
raj, while rain is needed in some sec'
tions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Two FIends Lynched,

Recently, on two occasions, the
Kelly family, living in Madison
County Alabama, have been poisoned.
On the first OCCASION one death follow
ed and the last time eleven persons
suffered. but there we're no deaths.
Yesterday two negro girls, Mollie
Snith and Maady White, were ar.
rested and confessed to the poisoning.
Between midnight and daylight last
nigh a number of neighbors took the
two girls in charge and this morning
their bodies were found swinging to a
limb. More developments are expect
ed
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
The Cotton Crop Of 1896.

The statements furnished the De
partment of Agriculture by all thd
railway and water transportation
companies show that from Septembe1
1, 1896, to February 1, 1897, the tota|
actual movement of cotton from thd
States of production to ports. Nor
thern and Western mills, Canada
Mexico, and all other destinations
amounted to 6,517, 125 commercaaI
bales. Reports from the officials OF al|
but five of the Southern mills SNOW
actual purchases taken from the cur
rent crop of $50, ia bales: The NV
mills not heard from purchased dur
ing the same period last year 2,A
bales. The Departments township
and precinct agents show that o.
February /, 1897. there remained o1
plantations 362, ,26s bales; in warehoui
es, 59s, TT; at public gins, 161, s69; q
com presses, PAL, S44; and at depots AMI
Yards, 13O. AL, making the tota|
amount held on plantations and i
interior towns, not including AMI
cotton held at ports. 1,494, S2s bale
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
BUT FEW CHANGES
Made In the Assessment OF Railroad
Property.

AAoPohtJ'
The railroads of the State have had
their property assessed for the year
1897, though the figures are subject to
change. The annual meeting of the
State board Of equalization OF railroad
property was held Wednesday in the
Office of the comptroller general, all
the members being present, and the
assessment for taxation per mile was
fixed on all railroad property in the
State.
The valuation were left identically
the same as last year with but three
exceptions. In the case of the Green
Pond, Wateree and BranchvilIe road
the assessment was raised from Sd, 600
per mile to Sd, $50; the Port Royal and
Western Carolina line was increased
from $6, 500 per mile to $7,500, and
the Spartanburg, Union and Colum.
bia went up from 1000 per mile to
$4,000
The board will promptly notify all
the roads of the action taken and has
appointed Thursday next as the day
for hearing any protests from the
railroad authorities. After hearing
such protests. if there be any, the
board will finally fix the assessments.
Last year the total assessment OF
railroad track fol taxation in this State
was s22, 1886, 1862, the mileage is 2,573
The total valuation of all railroad
property in the State, including track,
was $23, 3,940,1 1852.
Here are the assessments made Wed
nesdsy, together with those OF last
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Russia Takes q Hand.

The Athens correspondent of the
London Daily Telegraph says: By the
Cars express command, Count Mau-
rivietf, the Russian foreign minister,
has instructed NJ. de Nelidotf, the Rus
sian ambassador at Constantinople, to
insist peremptorily upon cessation Of
hostilities by Turkey. 1t is also learn:
ed that Count Muravief has decided
to have an assembly elected in Crete
in order to ascertain the true Cretan
opinion. If the Cretans reject auto.
nomy, the entire question will be re-
considered. This item is full of hope
for Crete and Greece.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
IL Was All a Joke.

The Columbia Evening Record has
a story explaining the allegation that
Mr.. Tonpkins knew all about the corn
whiskey that did not come u o TO rep
resentation. The story makes light
of the charge, and says it originated
in the repitiIion of joke. That Gov
ernor Tillman tried a small lot of co
logne spirits, which is pure spirits, and
looks like corn liquor, to see how it
would take. A bOlLle was returned to
him with a complaint, and two thirs-
ty lawyers when in the Governors 5
Office being told the liquor was good,
drank it, and smacked their mouths
for more, aud said it WAS good. Thi'
story has been often told to show that
the label is not always an indication
of the liquor, and that judges differ.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Seyeu Men Killed,

Friday afternoon the triple at the
Pinkney, Tenn, ore mines fell, killing
seven men and badly wounding sew.
eral others. Communication with
Pinkney is cut off and tull particulars
caunot be had. Physicians have left
here for the scene of the disaster.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19

THE Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that dogs are not
property, that is to say if you do not
pay taxes on your dog he amt your
dog but like bee, belongs to any
man who can hi him and like bees
and birds is ferae naturae.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Asleep For Two Weeks.

Mrs. John Earnest, wife of the post
master at Hebron, has been sleeping
for two weeks. The physicians can
not understand why she sleeps. She
rests without pain, and has not made
a movement in all the time she has
been sleeping. Her respiration is per
feet
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19

been b, ought for ward, it the admins
tration and the ruling faction fails to
have a full and free investigation,
then the Reform movement will be
held respor sible, and should bear the
onuS.
The Headlight demands that the
fullest glare be turned upon the State
Dispensary, and every fact brought
out. Don't make scape- goat Of a few
subordinates, and try and blind the
people to suspected wholesale corrup.
lion by raising a great rumpus over a
few cigars and peaches and a second
hand trunk. We denounce as wrong
this thing of Dispensary officials ap
propriating 10 their own use goods
seized by constables, and while Mr..
Scruggs is our personal friend, we do
assert that it was exceedingly wrong
in him to have taken those articles,
even were they of small matter; but
when two members of the State Board
accept from Mr.. Scruggs and then
smoked the cigars after he had told
them where they came from, those
parties were even more culpable than
their subordinate. In the eyes of the
law the receiver of stolen goods, and
knowing at the time they were stolen,
is equally guilty with the principal.
We do not believe that any of the par
ties who took those cigars and peaches
thought at the time that they were do
ing wrong, but they simply followed
precedent. But it is a bad precedent
and should be stopped instanter.
The writer has no personal griev-
ance against any man connected with
the State Dispensary. Every member