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The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

PA. what is n hero?" "a hero Ii a ma
VINO tries to read n newspaper In IN
same room with boy about your size.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

"Phere's no fool like the old man WI
married young woman" II don't know
there's the young woman who marries Il
old man."
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

Marie Corelli's new novel is called
Gods Mistakes. "Of course her por-
trait will appear opposite the title page.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

what does Adolphus Binks do?'
"Well. he works for living like the rest
of US" II didn't think he would turn out
SO stupid.'
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

Health for Ten Cents.
lively liver purc blood clean skin bright eyes per-
feet health -Cnscarcts Candy Cathnric viii obtain
and secure them for you. All druggists Ice ajc. c
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

You always go to sleep in church. don't
your? Yes; I'm not In favor of wide
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

what a mobile face that girl has"
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

The weather is not what It was when
YOU NV were VIZ When YOU e We're soa a boy. boy either.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

"Benedict Jones is n deep thinker. isn't
he?" He has to be: he's marIiel."
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

FaM Of 1r.ssnistias Power 200 Mns.
Professor George Forbes. =. R g..
rs1ssrsd to the utilization Of the Nile
catafacts In . recent lecture Of the 30
eis&y Of Arts in London, on long dis
tanos transmission Of elentric power.
He remarked ~ follows: my reQoft
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

Agents Wanted IN his County.
To represent the Union Accident CO.. of Denver,
Colorado A Western company whose directors rep
resent an aggregate wealth OF millions ut dollars
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

Miss Mary. are you sorry that your
sister Evelyn is married?' mo, 1t ad-
vances me one number"
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

Billy stubbs is very fond of a good
story. Yes; he's too fond of other
peoples good stories"
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

Alahastins can be used oyer palnt Or
paper: paint or paper can be used ever
AlabAsdn<. Buy only in fivs pound pack
age. Deepesly labeled; take no aAh0f1tu4A
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Ia bleta All
druggists refund the money II II fails to cure
&c. The genuine has L. u Q. on each tablet
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills arc the best
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

Evsrv church and schoolhouse shouA -
coated only with Alabastine. hun@t00s
Of TONS used yearly for this work. 0env-
N Alabasune does not rub and sce0 -.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18

A,....,,,. pocknge. have full airec-
t.ons Anyone can brush 1t on. ASK paint
dSaier for tint card. "AlabSstine HrS
~, Aiasbastine Co.. Grand haSaeAsA ASoA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22

s "a cars against s7i last Thursday and s7l last
nso Here there were aSS cars against 2S asst
yesI There were Bids for cash wheat here. but
yestt-ssrass vas closed The seaooard reported Is
loses a. not participate much n the wheat excite
~ me irsolvent commission house evidently
-. i...,s interest open. A. one tine corn showed
EA- ssr.r-e u about &C over "Wednesday ulGht. i
a. - a. about Wednesdays prices 10 - under.
cose Ss- sod 521c and S4isc. and closed a. 80.
sep.-~e,- closed az 2-Sc May. @0i<o Receipts were
lees--~s estt-lafed for tomorrow So. Clearanccs
.. - 81 bushes. Liverpool WIS III 70 ID
higher. - - ,,-.s,..r-e,,, market co-s,4e-,-r .ha
y.~s--sfncs ard the range barely sc. last prices
81 ~-lr &c over Wednesday. SeP,ernber 227sc
rrs.,rher @is-. Nav. 2i7c Barrett-Farnum evil
- wee about even on oats 4 few trades
80 -IoseL hu- they were both sides The
Ns.--i~~ demand was slow. seaboar6 cleararces
SLY --se SIS ae bushels Receipts were - cars.
- a. III ATE frr tomorrow being 30o
t---- .s,-., kept within narrow limits. last prices
.,,s5 hardly any change from Wednesday Thero
-, .-vr trades 20 close :or Barrett Farnum. The
- demand vas fair, speculate however small
p.rkers apparently keep tear.sl on The Jarua-,.
80 us-e - 80 hoes with O a. FOR tomorrow
80 a. .--a~-s were only Moderate
~ ~ c--t puts on December wheat closed g.,
So. calls -2isG12i.c Puts OF December
- 49, calls cs-.G29asr Puts or Nav 20.sc.
s.s-. So r.c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22
Gndnfidl.
Kansas City, Pittshurg { Gulf R.A. Co.
REORGANIZATION

Ph.is1. 7t!a Pa. SsTfer1her . l-ss
ne I'm for the reor9arizet.11 20 ne kansas CIV
tttsnurg & CUR p 90 and re terminal rorparles
GATED Phlace phs August T. 1900 ras hir cay Nee- 10
Rs~ bonds hst.nr beer seros under re ran well
a. other affected thereby copies NJ ne
and aFreeuen. be rac Application to srY - re
tclcwing de70si-ares rlz
7RQLIoENT LIE AND Trust COMPANY % FHiI.A-
sEAssoARu NkTIoNAL BANK. q: NV. YORK. 2
@ -AhLlAN TR' ST Co -. CHICAGO Ill.
AMST Err AMS-H TRUSTEE rANT'1R. 70 AMsTEF-
ColaiERz AN6 Dis0oNTo RANK 20 BERLIN. GER
Niece. KLEiNwoRT soNs & 90 70 LoNnoN. ENG
LAND
IT, holders n t.e frs bonds aa5 stock q
tre Kansas 10y Ttf-str~c a Gulf r r. Co. arl its
pari,inate re benefits Z sai PROPOSED -eorEa1za-
u-r t-er required -- deepest tHar "a BONDS and
certificates 30 ef.cs vfa - tie cs1os.ares ar0e
--srtrre Or wti-- securities they receive rsgr- are
receipts 20 the 5e7os.-a-v
A-riicaio- ~ rr-rnp-r Re ns4e have he SAID
TX -ha-ge. uerl-z watch further deposits W. r. re-
-ee1 tr sa. ls7os aries un'er 80 terms ~ said
WILLIAM e TARRI-v. Chairman
NE 'H>C HER ,Ne7 York
HERMAN ~fEi.-f-f,F Sew York
WILL sN Err',p77'- l0-i-srr
NAN PAM '0r
SAM-E-. r -I--l-i-'V
WINTHROP sN-TF
JOHN v I0rT'l,5EY s5~PT-A7v
LATHRoP MORROW FOX & M1lRE
IT Vss- S.x- street Kansas 0.-- -
PAM. DCNNFrY g G-E>NnN
READ & PETIT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22
REORGANIZATION or THE
Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern Railway Company.

To the Holder. OF
OHIO 4 Mississippi Railway First ConSOii-
dated Mortgage Bonds Extended ! Per
Cents
Ohio & Mississippi Railway First COnsOli-
dared Mortgage sterling Bonds. Extended
Per cent?
OHIO & Mississippi Railway Second ConsoH
dated Mortgage Per Cent Bonds Cur
r~ncyi.
Springfield Division Per Cent. Bonds
f'urrencyf.
Ohio a NissiSsippi Railway General Mort
gage > Per Cent. Bonds Currency;
p . a. ". Railroad First Mortgage ~
Per Cent Bonds;
n & O. e. ~ Railway First Console dated
Nort@nge O. Per Cent. cold Bonds;
p o.. e. W Railway First Income Mort
gaze = Pc- cent. Bonds. Series ~;
r 4 %. : " RAILWAY First Income Mort
gage p Per Cent Bonds. series p
r. A o. W. Railway Preferred stock
IA a. = W. Terminal Company Per Cent.
cold Bonds;
Cincinnati 4 Baltimore r r. First Mort
gage Ter Cent. Bonds;
Marietta Railway First Mortgage Per
cent. Bonds.
Rs<srrag o-- pres --s -, e-ris erne7- ~ fANrAHf
:. see --- aereo, gwen --st deposits ~ ne above
ss-.-... -ec4.r-s ur1- rha ts--s s-s,et '- a
s.,s--.sa-.--- 20 -AN--srV - SO OIL - OCTO-
Der 4 l>s9 a>.a- 7n.-n Gaze 10 ,----s- aepos-s ~
s-y 81, g.. --s c- e---T $50 be -s-s-sc sx~eT- -
80 ts,-e et gre ---s-srret a., u7o- s-- 'a-7s az
-~ -sr ~ .- each i-e-a1-s
--.. $500
sPENER 4 CO.
KUHN. LOEB q CO.
sPEYER BROTHERS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22
Oirl1ero \ otires
baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
First Nortgace 8 Bonds

FITsf WortgHcr U"hds -
cor 0N 80 3. due October lst l>'+. fi'in
ne ahot. bonds -r 10 pad a. maf1-i " ~
p-essa-afi7- az 'he -H~e 30 -'r.l~- ~ = ' ="
Street New York
Tor pscsag-s nj. coupons ss f-r ,e~fca-io- -r A. :
after M'rda'. September 2-th ferro-rr' re~ 90 WILL 70
The books sor ire -@gs-a;on ana -susteT q ~ ao,
mentioned Bonds ali. close noon no satl--ay -eps1--
he- 20 ana vi reopen - 81 4 October = .-''
MNEAL Treasure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22
Orcpo5nls
DR0P0SAGS FOR MILITARY SUPPLIES -

i"AANDo~'9
$1,000 --~>~~~~--~-~~~~~~>>
PROPOSALS FOR MILITARY ST PPLlES -
rala De7o' : Y ~ i'2s a. ''-'- Pa. "a.
qr -s r-c@i,es ur'i = SOB Nst.ssat..
BISON. chi-as2 cr cias-rnat 1~Io'. ~ -a' : " -
Ax.s Pug "a Facing Cloth. DIN sucks ,-''1 Tx.
s-.-- q Faane ra5s h - t-.N I's--- r 80 a.
ne - are ~ INFORM e, .rlrdsrs I1-,7ss aai
-. f.atan. mr. ar % sen Ea-
A.. ie~-s ars ssssnta anf 3 s-sf. n..- s't-- .
-. e. NV = -re-s,, praeer.r.- --,r articles
- nest 7roile,.cn ~ manufacture -t.tions r.,
sual,y and 1rce inc'u'ns ID 80 Pre- ~ P->
A IrARANTEE in 10, - ~ 'i.-. 'ss a-,-,--s
opposed tor mus secorI an. a. e-s - =. - ED
-.- >, 2 sasr, 81 viI - f.-nsas- Spa ipP raiiaa
81. eor-s oonr4ianF rror ias - e.l re- so
- FrREY Degu" caar'ernas'e- ..n--l-
CFATFD proposals endorsed Proposals Tor
4 o-,,.rs Quarrs-. Nj 20 rsrsset 81 ne Bureau
Yards snt r-'ks Navy ~. peg e As 80 ON -,si
.'i 20 ~ construction - your .r1mf oroeTs qusr
H-ar ~ -il ~,x Wa r>asae island "a NOR
~.
! : ENGINEER OFFICE. Wilmington. Del.
sen, : l-s9 sealed propoals ~. b. received her-
s-+r non october 49, i~ss and faen ploi.0y opened
~ ateasns -. o, HTsniypine ani rar.s,lsna riv--s
repair and extension ~ le'u ..- ''i,2n =
-,.,,.~ ,lruishes on application VA SMITH :
-. pvERTisENENTs ard subscriptions ,or ras rrlsar.
y received a. her tp'o~n 81 70 - sa~a
received a. the to.i'~ns orancn noes a. res.ar
81, "a - Isl 8,n-.vs sar i2th-.,. MAeys eth-s,-
"a is.n-s' l'2 to.rmons ss-r sss' io9
- st. between IN ana ias "a 47ihs ass
a. ss 2, sy 4I near so,s 60 81 ave- me-
.st-st So 81 ave 30 BieecSer-s'. 81 BseeSeF-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22

THE NEW RoCrE
TO EE% HAVEN. Prov
AND Ggs4gN.
NEW HAVEN Line
xARRAGANSETT BAT LINE.
Etse- f,- NEv HAvE1 at ? N al y r.-agnt For
~. .rs.r go. -. -.ee ., N-v Han - M--'-
,e s,s Al - r5rfs east Fs. --caes,ra % n4y Is
HUDSON RIVER BY DAYLIGHT.
F s... 2ey .ss f s9:.; s. s &C. . s.'''
Tor he ca'ses Asaay saCa2ss -na al 0oi7'' East
Leave Bcssr - St, per ''
t..5s asaf 1 ~ 80 o, c s' 49, az issa5
-h-ouEs teke.s p sale a eaens ness, 'iaes .ss
" CONCERTS HoRS1S5s Avp Afternoons.
TROY BOATS
rAHE LovgH TIA ANY 9THzF R'sTE .,..0.
s.s r--' ss5ssy s,.aners touch Am
GrrETT EsTFE LINE.
s.-ane-. Arifr>DA0 n ana oE'T p H,' ->H q. f.
ss--, au-.-.rs STA express t-a'as g. 90 po.aH
HUDSON RIVER Steamer MARY POWELL
i<a.nr res. &C. - IS .sa'-ria ] ~ a.
west % - go = = 'setarisfs ~ rr.--. 81
Ml-ToN = Af'E SIZE h'H.'l AND
1'ATSKILL. HUDSON AND CoNsAcKiE
BOATS.
.s.. f., y Christopher street e.-r re's-al d.. p
---- - ~ 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22

SPEN ER 4 CO..
KUN. LOEB a CO.
SPEYER BROTHERS.
REORGANIZATION Managers.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
An Arbor Day Thought.

Nothing improves the prairie farm
more than clump of trees around
the house or near by. They make
wind break, shelter for poultry
from hawks, and the sun, and a
place to swing a hammock on warm
Sunday. Plant tree. 1t is more
useful than poetical. Native wild
trees like plums and other varieties
taken from banks of streams are
readily started and hardy. The
Cottonwood and box-elder, are the
best to transplant and stand the
climatic conditions very we'll when
cultivated and planted properly.
Many fine grove has been ruined
by allowing grass and weeds to
smother young trees.--Jamestown
Alert.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
An Easy Cure.

Do you know anyone who is la rye
fruit consumer who is a drunkard
If you do, | do not. And why? In
a conversation with physician on
this subject he admitted the fact and
justified it with this reason, that the
desire among horticulturists for liquor
is comparatively speaking unknown
to those living largely on subacid
fruit, and that one OF the mildest and
speediest cures for the liquor habit is
a habitual fruit diet. Another says
that the eating of tomatoes with salt
by one addicted to alcoholic beverages
will soon make liquor as a beverage
offensive, undrinkable and migrate
full to the stomach, so much so that
it will nauseate when drunk. If 80,
this is the cheapest remedy yet offer
ed and should supplant the "Keeley
cure"
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
Olson Denies.

The other day The Forum publish
ed an item in regard to the Realty
Revenue Co., of Minneapolis, stating
that the insurance department of this
state has started a suit to have the
matter determined whether it was an
insurnce company, and if it was de-
clared to be then it must come in un-
der the laws governing such organiza-
tions. Now comes a warning from
the Farm, Stock and Home, OF
Minneapolis, for the farmers to be-
ware of this company. They have
advertised S. E. Olson, the great
merchant prince of that city as one
of those interested in this company,
and he comes out with card deny
ing any connection with the concern
The Minneapolis paper states that
the president of this new venture
occupied the same position with the
Montevideo company some years ago
and this should be enough to con.
denim the organization. Farmers
should investigate this carefully be-
fore having anything to do with tht
company.-Fargo Forum.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
Plenty of Coal.

In recent number of Mines g.
Minerals, published at Scranton, Pa,
appears a letter written by e. j. Bah
cock, State Geologist, giving de-
scription of the extent and location
of the formations and various
qualities Of Goa N North Dakota, in
which he states, and gives ample
proof, that North Dakota has coal
enough to supply herself and har
less fortunate neighboring states for
yearsto come, and predicts that this
cheap and abundant fuel will help
wonderfully in establishing various
manufacturing industries here.-
Milton Globe.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
We Build the Best.

Dispatches from London report
that British manufacturers are be-
coming alarmed at the successful
competition of United States manu-
facturers with them in their own mar
ket. British railway managers say
that our locomotives are superior to
those of English build, and are Or
dering many of them. And in other
lines of iron manufacture British
buyers are learning that Americans
turn out better work and much more
promptly.
Englishmen are substantial and
''steady going but in free compe.
tition with Americans they are learn.
ing that we have thoroughness as
we'll as Observation-Disclosures.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
Planting in the stars,

Astrolager Barrett gives the foil ow-
ing information to the press for the
benefit of those who SOW seed hoping
for harvest.
1 will submit list of days in re-
gard to planting, the same having
been requested by many of the farm.
ers. These dates will apply to any
section of North Dakota:
April l8, l9, 20, 28, %, nnfavorable,
April 21, %, %, "a, 80, fair.
April Is, 26: 27, the best.
May 6, z, IL, 12, is, l6, II. 25, and
26, unfavorable.
May /, 2, 8, 1s, 1e. 2l, p, 27, and
%, fair.
May $50, 10, la, %, and "a the
best. =
III the autumn Iwould like to hea,
from those who may plant their crops
on April IS, 10, and 20 and May Is
16, and II and let me know if theil
crop was not very light. The very
best days of all tosow is April the
16, II, Is, 26, and n and in May 4
S, 8, 8, 10, ID, IA, % and "a.
Wonld be pleased to have the state
press publish the above and have the
farmers or gardeners Of the state
make note of the days we plant anc
in the fall compare notes and express
their views as to results, Those who
may take interest in this should Gu
this out and keep for reference tn.
coming fall.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
They are Simply Mistaken.

Where do you draw the line be- y
tween the copperhead of the Civii
War time and his like at the
present time? Back in the sixties If
a Northern man as much as
questioned the justice of tho
war, or even criticized some Of
the acts of the administration, he was
a copperhead and a fit subject to be-
drummed out of the community if
allowed to escape death. AS some
people would have it, we were sacrif-
cling thousands of lives and expend-
ing millions Of money to save few
'niggers'' from slavery, when doubt
existed whether or no they were
worth the price.
During the war. 40 far, but very
few lives have been sacrificed and
comparatively little money expended,
millions of people will be saved from
practical slavery and oppression
when the end is reached; still, the
very people that would have went
into spasms at the mere sight of an
old fashioned copperhead, have got
squarely into his boots and don't
seem to know it.
Forty years ago the Niger
was worth nothing; today the Flip
ino and Cuban is worth nothing.
The purposes Of the United States
are practically the same now as they
were then, the only difference is
that then it was at home and now
it is at our neighbor. Where is the.
distinction?-Langdon Republican,
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
A No Good Law.

The supreme court has knocked
out the state peddlers license law.
The case was that of the State of
North Dakota, appellant, VS.. Simon
Klectzen, respondent. The court
says: Call ac,s of the Sixth legisla-
tive assembly-not published official
ly-entitled. An act taxing tho
occupation OF hawking and peddling,
and regulating the licensing of
persons engaged in such occupation
construed and held, to be measure
intended to produce revenue by tax
lug the occupation of peddllng and
held further, that the same was also
intended as a. police measure to re-
gulate such occupation. Said statute
nowhere states or indicates the
objecs or proposes of the tax, nor
does it declare how the revenue to be
derived Hereunder is to be applied
I"Accordingly, held, that the act is re-
pugnant to the provisions of section
It's of the state constitution and
therefore void"
"Held, further, that it cannot be
sustained as measure of police re-
gulatlon after the revenue features OF
the act are eliminated as unconstitu
tional.''
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
VVVVVVVV0(7(1
NORTH DAKOTA PRESS.
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Jimtown is Bidding.

Fargo and Aberdeen wholesale
grocery houses are selling the towns
in the James river valley an increas-
ed amount of goods. 1t is stated
that if an Aberdeen firm could get
car lot rate into and out of this
point, they would establish a whole
sale house here as Jamestown is reco-
nized as the best distributing point
for this part of the state. jamestown
needs wholesale machinery and farm
suppy houses that could distribute
to the surrounding country now ra-
pidly filling up-Alert.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
Cheaper--But Not So Good.

A Lancaster, Pa, cigar manu-
facturer named Jacobs has been
manufacturing bis own revenue
stamps instead of buying them from
the government. Over $4,000 cigars
of his manufacture in the hands Of
dealers we're seized by Deputy In
spector Hennessy sat Grand Forks.
Hennessy is working northward,
selling all of these cigars that he can
find, and Deputy Revenue Collector
D. w. Mcmillan ia rounding them up
in the southern rict.-Milton
Globe. i
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
THE RED nANs REcEssloNAL,

God of the prairie, known of old,
Lord of our famed banna belt
In direful awe thy power we hold,
The frigid pow pr we oft have felt.
Old Boreas, you're with us yet,
We can't forget, we can't forget
Take up the Red Mans burden
The Red Man you have freed
And dress yourself in coonskin
10 serve the climates need
To walk IN heavy harness,
Through snowdrifts deep to crawl
The blooming, blasted country,
Half winter and half fall.
Sheldon Progress
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-05-05
Recognized by Ouav,

A man named He'll is one Of the
witnesses in the Quay bribery case in
Pennsylvania. One of Quay's adher-
ents is said to have remarked when
the witness was called to the stand
"This is He'll" IF argo Call.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15

of waists. For the most part they are
made of fine ginghams and cheviots in
delicate colorings, and are somewhat
less fancy in design than those of last
year. Most of the materials are
striped either vertically or in Bayadere
effect. White waists promise to find
even greater favor than formerly, and
some Of the shirt waist girls have al
ready declared their intention OF
wearing no other.
The white waist certainly has some
advantages. 1t does not fade and as
rule takes starch well, which those
made of too soft gingham refuse to do.
On the other hand, white is not so be-
coming generally as some of the soft
shades, and it is especially trying in
thick cotton goods, such as are used in
the swell waist. Most women who,
last season, tried shirt waists made of
washable silk say that they will never
wear cotton ones again. The silk
waists seem e1travagant to one who
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15
Hoods Pills cure all Liver Ills. 25cents'
A Soldiers Fortitude.

Here is story giventin the New York
Sun. Its pathos and its exhibition OF
a soldier fathers patriotic pride will
appeal to feeling and to sympathy.
When, on the battle-llne, tidings came
to Captain Capron of the regulars, an
nouncing the death of his son, killed
at Las Guasimas, he went, when duty
permitted, to where the body lay.
The dead soldiers hat was placed over
his face. His poncho covered his
body. Only the feet, Glad in mud
clotted shoes, were visible. White
faced, but sternly erect, the father
stood, gazing upon the last of three
brave sons. Then, gently lifting the
hat from the face of the dead, and
looking at it with fearful eyes, he
said, with proud tenderness: "Well
done, my boy!" Soon replacing the
hat, he strobe of, with soldierly erect
ness, to where his duty lay, to die, o
few'months later, of disease contracted
at Santiago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15
k0,T0.Hhc Sold and gq guaranteed a a BY all d,ul dt,uu
An Expensive Experiment.

A South Side man who is clerk in
one of the leading banks on this side
of the river, was in I communicative
mood last night. During converse.
ton about various things he took on
retrospective air and said: 'There is
nothing like the faithful discharge of
ones duties, but if. is sometimes an
experiment"
On being questioned as to the cause
of the remark he replied: well, it
reminds me of an experience I had
while employed in prominent Fourth
avenue bank. I don't mind telling it
to you. The head bookkeeper was a
character IN many ways. Method was
his hobby. He had a way of doing
everything and he never varied from
the rules he set down. Exactness in
his accounts was a particular fad, and
he spared no pains in carrying bis
ideas into effect. One afternoon in
balancing our books it was found we
was short one cent. We searched and
searched, but when it came to the
usual time for going home that cent
was still missing.
"Do you think the head bookkeeper
would allow US to go? Not much.
Several of US had engagements we
wanted to fulfill, but it made no dlf'
ference. Supper time came and we
were no farther ahead than when we
started. Headed by the bookkeeper
we repaired to neighboring restaur-
ant for supper and then returned to
work. After several hours the miss
ing cent was found and the &C.
counts balanced. But in the fgur.
ing upit was discovered that in search
ing for the discrepancy of one cent
the bank had incurred bill for sup
pers to the amount of $780,"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15
New Years Day In China.

New Year is the national pay day in
China. All accounts must be squared
up at that time, and the man who can't
raise money enough to pay his debts
has to 60 into bankruptcy. The laws
are such that the creditor can enter
the debtors house and take what he
pleases if there is no settlement. To
prevent such action families club to-
gether and make all sorts Of COM
promises to keep up the business
reputation of the clan. New Year is
a great day for the pawnbrokers.
Their shops are crowded with people
who want to redeem their best clothes
before the New Year. There are
crowds, also, who want to pawn other
things in order to get money TO pay
their debts. Pawnbrokers receive
high rates of interest, in which they
are protected by the Government
London Mail.