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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
THE PASSING OF
THE SHAKERS.

Sistcr Anana, oldest of the Shakers
at Canterbury, N. H., died few
weeks ago. A city girl, who is familiar
with the manner OF life among these
people, recalls some of the history Of
the Shakers, an anecdote of two Of the
life OF the members of the Canterbury
community, and few Of the customs
which impressed her.
The Shakers arc called so by out
siders in dorision, because, i'll their
own words. ''In their religious meet
ings, in their meetings of soul against
tho powers of sin, they sometimes are
led of the spirit of shake" In latter
days, the. Shaker dance, which is a
combination of march step and rhy-
thmical swaying of the entire body,
has been done awsy with. Whether
the Shakers themselves found the
dance materialistic in tendency, des-
pite religious ideas of its significance,
or whether tho persistent neighbor-
hood ridicule Of this form of express
sion by so rigid a'peoplc has effected
the change, probably an outsider may
not learn.
The real name OF their organization
is the United Society of Believers in
Christ's Second Appearance.
From tho point Of view of tile
Shaker tho world is divided into what
they Gail the worl,l's people and them-
selves. Oi their tencts the public
knows little. That they do not marry
is as much as Tho wording usually
has time to learn of these interest
ing voluntary exiles from the common
strife.
So far as stranger can gather.
were one for time resident with
them, tho Shaker is sort of Unitarian
Christian witli added broad tolerance
for many Buddhistic teachings.
The founder Of the order, in ITO,
was y woman, Ann Lee. Shakers Ee-
lievo That size was pre-emincut, not to
say supreme, among human beings.
Her Idea-thcy spell it with large
typc-was that God is dual. r,alo ami
female, father AM; mother. That tac
Bindoos obtained glimrse OF this
principle the Shakers al,Iit. But i'll
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the making and laying of the wire
rope will come to about $1,000 mile,
so that the entire expense involved
will be only 81, 100000. This in
cludes everything except the pre-
liminary survey, which, being per-
formed by a naval vessel, will not
appear as an item in the account
This rope which is to wriggle its
way beneath seven thousand miles Of
ocean, bringing two continents into
close touch and communication, will
be an inch and quarter in diameter,
aud will weigh ton and quarter to
the mile. The bill introduced in the
House by Mr.. Corlis, OF Michigan, re-
quires that the cable shall transmit at
least fifteen words a minute, at not
more than S. a word, press matter to
be at haE rates.
At present telegram sent from
Manila to New York must 60 by wsy
of Hong Kong, around Asia, across
Europe, aud under the Atlantlc-l3,-
600 miles under water and 700 miles
over land. The cables being con-
trolled by q monopoly, the price is
about So per word. This monopoly
will be smashed by the new transpa-
cific line.
The cable stations at Ualan aud
Guam will require no elaborate plant.
For such purpose it is necessary
merely to build little house and
haul blight of wire rope up on shore.
Once established, 1t will be no great
expense to MAINTAIN the cable across
the Pacific. Breaks are rare, and
usually near shore; the wire rope en-
bedded in the ooze of the depths will
last for centuries. When the line is
completed it will be practicable to
send q message around tue world in
three seconds. The plan contem-
plated is that when finished the cable
shall be handed over to the Postoffice
Department, to be operated as part of
the postal service. All net proceeds
will be covered into the Treasury, and
in this way the cable will be made to
pay for itself in course of time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
What prunkards Cost Boston:

Last year the city OF Boston expended
the sum OF $115,s02 for the support OF
drunkards In the House OF Correction In
Suffolk County, according to figures fur
nished by Penal Institutions Commissioners
Marshall. While all OF Suffolk, County.
which includes besides Boston the city OF
Chelsea and the towns OF Revere and Win
throp, furnishes. inmates for the penal in
stitutions, the entire cost Of maintaining
the institutions Is borne by the city OF
Boston. This Is because the control Of the
institutions IS left wholly to Boston.
Commissioner Marshall says of'Deer Isl-
land: "There were 8447 committals to this
institution for drunkenness, and the ag-
gregate OF the time served by those COM
mitted was equivalent to 1918 years. With
O per capita cost Of maintenance OF $S4.70,
the cost OF the maintenance was Sill ,2l2."
At the South Boston House OF Correction
"there were 107 commlttals for drunken
ness, and the aggregate Of the time served
by those committed was IS, 46O days. With
q per capita cost Of maintenance OF $124.47,
the cost Of maintenance OF the above num-
ber was S4590."
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} A TRANSPACIFIC
, OCEAN CABLE.

The great transpacifc cable pro-
iected from the United States TO the
Philippines will be one of the most
important media of communication
between the civilized nations of the
earth. The plans under consideration
contemplate connection with Manila
by the shortest possible route, and an
examination of the accompanying
map will clearly disclose this method.
San Francisco is from Honolulu, in the
Hawaiian Islands, distance of 2OS9
miles. From Honolulu to Ualan is
251S miles; frcm Ualan Island to Guam
Island is distance OF 1900 miles, and
from Guam to Manila distance of
1900 miles for a cable, but about
1860 miles for a steamer. BY using
the island of Ualan, or StronS's ISL
and, the cable will get a break in the
great distance which it would other
wise have to traverse.
The photographic Office of the
Navy is only waiting for the word to
begin a survey of the route. That
portion of the path to be traversed
which lies between the coast OF Cali
fornia aud the Hawaiian Islands was
carefully mapped some years ago, but
theremainder of the track, from Homo
lulu to Luzon, extends over region
of sea foor that is as yet unexplored.
The cable will 60 by way Of Hawaii,
Of course, and thence to one of the
islands of the Caroline group. A
telegraph station. if nothing better,
will be obtained by Uncle Sam in the
latter archipelago. The distance
from Honolulu to Ualau in the Caro-
lines is 251S miles. From Ualan the
wire rope will extend 1900 miles to
Guam, which becomes the property of
the United States by the new treaty
with Spain. It will cover its last
stretch, 1900 miles, as crow would
fly from Guam to the Gulf Of Dingala.
which is on the east coast of Luzon.
TO reach Manila it would have to go
around the Island of Luzon, and it
will be a great saving of cable and of
trouble also to make the landing on
the east side, connecting with tele-
graph crossing Luzon to Manila, only
thirty eight miles.
The distances are all official, as re-
corded at the Navy Department. If
that from Honolulu to San Francisco,
2OS9 miles, be added, it will be seen
that the total length of the cable will
be 71O7 miles. It is estimated that
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for several weeks. 1t weighs 5000
-poundssnet, and its carrying capacity
is aboutSfye tons. The propelling
power is IN eight horsepower gaso-
line engine directly connected with
generator. The currentfr from the gen.
orator is. accumulated and governed
by forty-four storage battery cells,
which also adjust and reduce the ten
sion of the motors. It's maximum
speed is six miles an hour. Aspeedier
truck can easily be made, but no higher
rate of speed was deem ed necessary
for delivery purposes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
A Chsmnion,s Testimony,

A champion cyclist was asked: "Doyou
ever take spirits OF any klnd3 I mean
whisky or brandy"
'"No; they cut the breath short. You
can't race and take brandy. 1t may help q
little, but 1t leaves you worse. l believe
that IL FIVE or ak men were together In ..
race, say two miles from the tape, and one
was handed drink OF brandy. 1t might let
him break away and win easily: but ttfe bad
he would find great difficulty In riding.
His breath would be cut short. The man
who drinks brandy or whisky will soon be
broken-winded."
$50 you don't believe In brandy"
"No; 1t may help for short squirt, but It
Is no good for long run. Only tenn
perata man can be good racer"
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and those weak. to the point of SER
vile obedience to any stronger will.
Average men are not found among
Shakers. It is a matter of leading or
being led.
"Women there impress you as in
tellectually stronger than women of
the world. Their equality with men
recognized in all daily life, it has the
effect of centering their energies and
expanding their self-esteem.
'The Shaker communities are re-
cruited from outside. It has not been
an uncommon instance where father
and mother and children have united
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
SKELETONS FOUND IN CUBA.
Believed the Persons Were Thrown In
Wells While Alive.

HAVANA, Cuba (By Cable) La Discussion
describes the finding Of fifty human skele-
tons near Manguito. The writer Of the
story asserts that these people we're un-
doubtedly thrown in wells alive. He
says that In some cases the finger
bones are severed, and the supposition
is that this was due to the efforts OF
the victims to raise themselves out OF the
pit. The body Of senor Pedro Alayon, a
prominent Cuban. who disappeared mys.
terlously during the insurrection, has been
identified. La Discussion accuses the guer-
lila chief, Antonia Reyes, Sergeant Juan
Peres, and Vicente Zalgo, schoolmaster,
OF being the authors OF terrible crime.
All are said to be In Havana.
La Discussion prints also q story from
Matapzas OF the finding there Of the re-
mains OF from 200 to 800 persons in wells
near the headquarters OF the Civil Guard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
H0RsELEss TRUCKS FOR
NEW Y0RK'S STREETS.
Automobile Vehicles Under Construction Are Designed tc
Carry Eight Tons Fast as Eight
Miles an Hour.

stopped in their own length. By shut
ting-off the air the wheels are Locked
and the truck comes to sudden stand
still. The trucks are built with wide
tires, so that asphalt OF macadam roads
will not be injured by them.
The truck shown in the above illus
tration is made for heavy hauling and
has been successfully used by the
manufacturers for their own deliveries
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IndiYifluallties.

Secretary Hay Is Presbyterian.
The Prince OF Wales has completely re-
covered from the severe accident which he
met with in July.
Emperor William himself designed the
costumes In which the Empress was arrayed
during her visit In Palestine.
Paul Villars, the clever correspondent In
London Of the Paris Figaro, has received
the order OF the Legion d'Honneur.
Senator Lodge, OF Massachusetts, is re-
garded as one OF the best whist players In
Boston, but his favorite game Is chess.
vlce-Admiral Sir Harry 81. Rawson is the
new commander OF the British Channel
squadron. Heis the youngest officer Of bis
rank IN the navy. -
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How to Be Crelnated,

A Canadian lady, OH being qnes-
toned concerning her views upon the
subject of fire versus carth for til,
human body after death, gave utter
ance to remarkable sentiment-sh 10
was rather absent-mindcd, be it said
'Well, you see, one only gets buried
once in lifetime Crcmated? Yes.
I think I should prefer it, if there was
only creamery handy" Creamery,
we may observe, is the equivalent in
the Dominion for the English dairy
Cornhill,
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LUCCHENI's PRISON.

the trial to the Prison de l'Eveche, so
called from the fact that it was built
on the site of the palace of the Bishop
of Geneva. Here for the next six
months Luccheni will undergo solitary
confinement in all underground dun
geon. Two days week his food will
consist only of bread and water. At
the end of six months he will be
treated like other criminals, though
with more severity in tho event Of
misbehavior, or other breaches of the
prison regulations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

The Drunkard to His Bottle-What Eng
lard Thinks OF Our Governmental In
quiry Into the Kum Trafkic and Its
Terrible and Fatal Consequences.
Gan Imaginary Poem OF Robert Burns by
John G.. Whittier.
Hootl--daur ye shaw ye're face again
Ye auld black thief 'o''purse an brainf
For foul disgrace, for dool an pain j
An shame I ban ye; -
Wae's me, that e'er my lips have ta'en
Your kiss uncannyl
Nae mair, auld knave, without shlllfnf
TO keep starvln' wight frae stealin',
Yell SEN me hameward, blln and reelln'
Frae nightly swagger,
BY wall and post my pathway feelin'
WI mony stagger.
Nae more O. fights that bruise an mangle
Nae mair o. nets my feet to tangle,
Nae mair o. senseless brawl an wrangla
WI fren' and wife too,
Nae mair o. deavlng' din an jangle
My feckless life through.
Ye thievln'. cheatln auld Cheap Jack,
Peddlin' your poison brose, crack
Your banes against my ,ingIe back,
WI mIckle pleasure,
Dell mend ye + his workshop black,
Fen at his leisure.
I'll brak ye're neck, ye foul auld sinner.
I'll pull ye'er bluld, ye vile beginner
o. a. the Ills an aches that Wilma
Quat saul an bodyl -.
Gle me hale breeks an weel-spread din
ner- ..r.' g
Delltak ys're toddyl
Nae mair WI witches broo game gyte.
Giles me anee mair the auld delight
o. cittip' WI my bairns In sight,
g, The guide wife near,
The weel spend day, the peaceful night
The morning cheer.
Cock a. ye'er heads. my BARNS fu' sleg.
My wlnsome Robin, Jean and Meg,
For food an clase ye shall ma beg
A dotted daddte.
Dance, auld wife, on your awl-day leg.
Ye've foun' your laddie.
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Another Robinson CrusOe.

A new Robinson Crusoe has been
found. The man, according to Peru
Wan telegram, was found on one of
the desert Galapagos Islands. He had
not spoken to or even seen human
being for fourteen years, and his body
is covered with thick hair! He has
lived on wild birds, shellfish and
water. The man must have sensa-
tional story to unfold. Rio de Jane
iro News.
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with these people, and all lived as
brothers and sisters thereafter.

The Shakers do not marry at all,
and never have married. For increase,
they depend solely upon converts from
among she worlds people. These lit.
tlo Shaker communities, which have
continued for more than 100 years,
and which might seem to be the ideal
life of the new woman, gradually are
fading away. There are no known
evidences that strong men and women
are uniting with them to take the
places Of their dying leaders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01

Under an Iowa law convicts who
become insane during Imprisonment
are retained in prison indefinitely.
Recently several of these prisoners.
some of whom had been in prison tif.
teen years after the expiration of their
sentences, were sent to q hospital Tor
the insane.
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to Increase Armies or Navies; to Find
Means of Reducing Them. TO Interdict
the Use of Terrible Explosives.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Russia (By Cable).-
Count Muravleff, Minister Of Foreign Az
fairs, has addressed another circular to the
powers, expressing the opinion that de-
spite the clouding OF the political horizon
since his first circular and the fact tina
some governments are preparing to In
crease their armaments, the convocation o.
O peace congress Is still desirable. The
Russian Government thinks 1t possible and
advisable to have a preliminary interchange
OF ideas"by tho various Cabinets for the
purpose OF preparing the way for dlplo-
matic discussion.
Count Muravief suggests that 1t Is
desirable to arrive at an understanding on
the following points, namely: To agree not
to increase naval or military forces and the
corresponding budgets for fixed period;
second, to endenvor to find means Of reduc-
ing the forces and budgets In the future;
third, to interdlct the use Of any new weap-
on or explosive Of a power fuller than
now lOuEIu, " EcSlElCl lu0 uS0 VI Iu0
most terrible OF existing explosives, and
to forbid the throwing OF any explosives
from balloons or similarly; fifth, to forbid
the employment Of submarine torpedoes
and similar contrivances; sixth, to under
take not to construct vessels with rams;
seventh, to apply the Geneva convention
to naval warfare; eighth, to neutralize
vessels saving those wrecked in naval bat
ties; ninth, to revise the declaration con-
cernIng the laws and customs OF war
elaborated at Brussels in 1874; tenth, to
accept the principle OF mediation and arbl-
thereto.
The circular reafarms' that nothing
touching existing political relations shall
be discussed. 1t suggests that the ulti-
mate conference be held at the capital Of q
secondary power, probably Brussels or
Copenhagen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
An Elderly Husband Killed.

William Rutledge, sixty years OF age, was
shot in the head and killed few days ago
Mt his home, in Sayre, Penn, by John
Henry, a man twenty-five years OF age, who
had formerly boarded with Rutledge and
his young wife. Henry was arrested and
committed to jail to await trial.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
An Authority OIL Alcohol and Longevity.

"Lite is considerably shortened by the
use OF alcohol In large quantities. But
moderate consumption OF the same also
shortens life by an average OF five to SIX
wears. This Is consistently and unequivo-
cally seen In the statistics kept for thirty
years by English insurance companies, with
special sections for abstainsrs. They give
a large discount, and still make more prof.
1t, as not nearly 80 many deaths occur as
might be expected under the usual ealeuia-
tio1s. According to federal statistics In
the fifteen largest towns OF Switzerland,
over ten per cent. OF the men over twenty
years OF age die solely or partly OF alcohol
ism. DIR. A. Forel, late Professor OF Psy-
chiatrie In the University OF Zurich.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01

Autotrucks for use by the New York
Autotruck Company are now being
constructed by the American Wheelock
Engine Company, of Worcester. Mass,
and will soon be seen in the streets OF
New York City. Platform trucks for
carrying heavy machinery and trucks
with high boxes for coal, ice or other
commodities will be first used. Com
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its application the Shakers, they be-
iiere, wers tho first to recognize it.
Every community, or family, is gov
ernci by council Of four, two men
and Two women.
i .sMen among these people are of
Two types" says the city girl, "the
vigorous. spiriLuali.ed. self-controlled:
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A prominent doctor holds that arti-
fetal teeth are an evil in those of ad-
vanced years, because they enable
such persons to masticate flesh. When
the teeth fail naturally, it is nature's
design that the individual should sub
sist on vegetable diet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01

Ludlow. Senior Lacoste
rs q wealthy planter and
popular among oil classes
Of CYbans.
General Menocal, on be-
ing invited to accept the
post OF Chief Of Police,
inquired Of the Executive
Committee representing
the Cuban 4 SIS Q m b y.
whether be ought to do
so. The commission re.
piled that 1t was his duty
to undertake the office.
Major John Gary Evans,
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A Yonng Bridegroom Killed.

Michael ForracE, employed at the Bow:
ker fertillzing works, at Elizabeth. N. j.,
was badly burned there few days ago by
an explosion OF dry bone dust. He died in
the Elizabeth General Hospital. Forrack
was married only two months ago. aud
leaves bride twenty years old. he was
tWenty-three years old.
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Assassin Luccheni's Prison,

Luccheni, the murderer of the En-
press of Austria, now under sentence
of Imprisonment for life-the utmost
penalty allowed by the law of Switzer-
laud-was removed on the day after
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Tho Situation at IIoilo.

Advices from Ilollo report that the dis.
uosition OF the natives is more friendly.
American officers are permitted to 90 ashore
in the daytime accompanied BY an escort;
some OF the native officials express willIng'
ness to accept ap American proteetorate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
SpanIsI Islands For Sale.

The Spanish Government, on the reas-
sembling OF the Cortes. will Immediately
ask authority to sell the Marianne Ia-
drones), Caroline aud the Pelew, or Palau,
Islands, since Spain Is powerless to main.
tain sufficient force to defend them.
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A SOClALlSTIc MAYOR.

John c. Chase Will Attempt to Put His
Theories Into Practice ut Haverhtn.
The Socialists have captured the
city of Haverhill, Mass. They have
elected a Socialist Mayor, John G.
Chase, and six members of the NUM-
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pressed air will furnish the motive

pressed All VIII IuFnIsH tHe H1UItfe
power.
Motormen who operate these trucks
will haye o high seat forward, with a
double wheel similar 70 the arrange
ment OH cable car for controlling the
power. One wheel will be for steer
ing purposes, and the other will open
or close valve between the air cham
bers and the motor. Although these
trucks will have carrying capacity of
eight tons and can be run on smooth
parements as fast as eight miles an
hour, it is asserted that they can be
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01

HAVANA, Cuba (By Cable).-In we'll in
the Spanish artillery. quarters at Puerto
Principe the Americans found 1000 charges
for rapid-fre guns, 1000 shells, several
million Mauser cartridges and many
sabres and Remington rides.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01
Spanish Flag Raises a Row

The raising ota Spanish flag In Havana,
Cuba. nearly preclpitated riot on Sun.
day, the crowd being dispersed by charge
of American troops with fixed bayonets.
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The Beers and Delagoa Bay.

The Government OF the Transvaal has
expended nearly $4,000, 900 since 1894 in
trying to influence the European press and
European officials to prevent the leasing OF
Delagoa Bay to Great Britain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-01

The value of the total output OF
metals in the United States in 1898
was. S752, 927, ,047, an increase o7er
1897 of S55. 5.069. 1913.
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rouS amy EVAN

JOHN GARY EVANS. Of the South Carolina
Volunteers, former Governor OF South Caro-.
lima has been appointed Superintendent OF
the Department OF Corrections, embracing
the police. the minor courts and the cor
rsctlonal institutions.
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cU5ANS IN HAVANA OFFICES.

Mayor Evans Appointed Superintendent
OF the Department Of Corrections. :
HA7ANA, Cuba (speciaD. D.-senor Periecto
Lacos:e, who was President OF the Havana
Junto Patriotica has been appointed
Alcalde, or Mayor Of Havana by General