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freckles, 25c bottle. At Lewyns. ].
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FOR RENT-Three houses In the Fourth
ward. one large store on Congress avenue,
two houses n the Fifth ward large two-
story shop in Fifth ward; two houses in
Third ward. l.. Bryan g. Co.
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a LARGE LINE OF miscellaneous books,
second hand, very cheap nj Purdy's I'LL
Congress- avenue.
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PROFESSIONAL.

SAVE MoNEY--Reiisbls Detective Feryics
rendered In civil and criminal cssss reason f.
able rates For further particulars address
xccpne.t Detective Agene,. Houston. Ira
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ner Bell and St Emanuel streets. good
stand for right party. =
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AGENTS and AdiustsTs. 10 Main street
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LUCY BROWN BUsCHICK Clairvoyant
medium, % Charities street. corner Maple
street Information on any subject. 3
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AGENTS WANTED.

AGENTS on salary or commission; the great
est agents seller ever produced. every uGef
Of pen and ink buys II on sight. 200 to to9s
per cent proht; one agents sales amounted
10 $500 In SIX days another So In two nours
Monroe Mfg. Co. X 1876. La Crosse Wis. Is
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FOR RENT-Four room cottage ct No. hi
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WANTEp-To lei contract 70, ,oSg,ns -. |.
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France to Abolish tho Lance.

It is the determination of the French
war Office to disband the regiments of
lancers, because it has been discov.
cred that the lance is very dangerous
weapon-to the lancer. According to
the statistics of the Prussian army,
which are cited as we'll as those of
Saxony and Wurtemberg, 1t appears
that 667 soldiers have been accident
ally wounded by the obnoxious weap-
on SINCE 1883. OF the 667, divided
among eighty.three regiments, l26
men were wounded by their own
lances and $50 by lances in the hands
of comrades. The other men were
wounded through accidents happening
to the horses they were riding. Out
Of the 667 wounded men, the injuries
to four proved fatal, and twenty-eight
had to be retired because of their
wounds. After the Franco-German
war the use OF the lance was discon
tinued liz the French army until
about five years ago, when it was re-
instated IN the dragons.
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Snyed by Right Thinking.

The hackneyed example OF moral de-
llhera0on is the case Of An habitual drunk
ard under temptation. He has made Is re.
solve to reform. but he is now solicited
again by the bottle. Bis moral triumph or
failure literally consists In bis finding the
right name for the case. II he says that It
Is case OF not wasting good liquor, al
ready poured out, or case OF not being
churllsh and upsocinble when In the midst
OF friends, or a case Of learning something
at last about brand OF whisky which he
never met before, or case OF celebrating
public holiday, or case Of stimulating
himself to more energetic resolve In favor
OF abstinence than any he has ever yet
made, ho iS lost; his choice Of the wrong
name seals his doom. But II, In spite OF
all the plausible good names With which
his thirsty fancy so copiously furnishes
him, be unwaverlnGly clings to the truer
bad name, and apperceives the case as "a
drunkard's act, II drunkard's act, drunk.
rrd's nct." bis feet are planted on the road
to salvation, he saves hlmseli-by thinking
tightly.
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Education in Russia.

Much progress is being made in
these days in educational matters in
Russia. A university, which is open
to all classes, was recently established
in Odessa, and report, just issued,
shows that it is a pronounced success.
Popular lectures have been delivered
Oh history, geography, chemistry,
geology, physics, literature and other
subjects, and they have been attended
by ALSO students.
The lectures on literature proved
most attractive, the number of stu
dents attending them being S14, while
those on geology attracted only Alb
students. Most of the students come
from the State schools, and the others
received their early education at
home. Of the entire number more
than thousand belong to the labor
ing class. A similar university has
been opened in Moscow, but has not
proved as successful, and apparently
for the reason that certain unpopular
restrictions are imposed on the stu
dents.
A third university of the same kind
will be established in st. Petersburg
at an early date. In taking this step
the Russian authorities are following
the example of England, which has
had popular schools and colleges for
several years. New York Herald.
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The Crusade in Paragraphs.

The ink bottle may help along the work
of the rum bottle.
Over 1000 people die every year OF de
lirium tremens in England.
The saloon was born OF evil, but 1t exists
because good men tolerate 1t.
II takes a long time to age whisky, bu! II
wont take long for whisky to age you.
The people OF the United States look
with favor upon the saloon because they
are rt-siShted enough to think tina: II
keeps down taxes.
Among resolutions adopted by the State
Grange OF Michigan was one pledeing Its
influence to secure the passage Of laws tc
promote temperance and sobriety and con-
demning the canteen system In the
United States army.
There are 100000 children OF school
age In the United States under temperance
education laws.
The late Joseph Medill, the successful
newspaper publisher OF Chicago, estimated
that II the working men OF the United
Stutes had bought railway stocks instead
of whisky. for the last ten years, they
would now own every railway in the United
States.
The Kentucky INSTRUMENTATION
Temperance committee, 70 epteseutlnS niue
religious denominations, hos issued an
appeal to the voters OF the State to choose
State legislators who will give proper con.
siderntion to, the temperance sentiment OF
the State.
There are thirty-three municipalities II
Norway, and In eighteen Of them the peo'
pie have already exercised to the fullest
extent the option OF prohibition which the
law allows them.
Our prisons grow more crowded; ouI
almshouses have more inmates; our Grim
NAL courts are more occupied year by
year, and no remedy appears to relieve the
widespread business stagnation made IN
svitable by the waste. OF more than
billion of dollars for drink every year.
II will tell you," said o gentleman NO,
long since, when conversinG with FRIEND
on temperance, how much 1t cost me tt
open my eyes on the subject. I begar
housekeeping with a beautiful supply o
liquors; continued this way till my bo.
became drunkard. Then my eyes Ver'
anensd
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shown within the top. The upper
dotted line shows the position of the
matched board floor and the lower
dotted line shows the position of the
sheet iron beneath which the lamp
stove is placed.
Fig. 9 shows the drum of sheet iron,
or galvanized iron, which is attached
to the edge of a circular opening in
the floor, as shown in Fig. 8. This
cut shows the floor. the sheet iron and
the two inch space between them with
the lamp underneath the sheet iron.
The mir above the sheet iron is warmer
and rises through the drum, escaping
through the small openings under the
top, out into the brooder. A cloth
curtain is hung around the edge of the
broad top of the drum, forming q
hover into which the chicks go for
warmth. This curtain is ''slashed'
up every few inches. Openings in
the sides of the brooder admit air to
the lamp to the space between the
sheet iron and the Aoor above, and
also ventilate the brooder chamber.
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Charred Grain For Stock.

1t is always customary with farmers
who feed much corn to fattening hogs,
to give them little charcoal daily, to
correct acidity arising from it's fer.
mentation in the stomach. 1t is fre-
auently taken from the wood stove,
using the remains of fires that have
died down before the wood was wholly
converted into carbonic gas and ashes.
It is the ashes mixed with this charred
wood which corrects acidity OF the
stomach. AS for the coal itself, it is
only partly burned vegetable fibre, and
even when charred it cannot furnish
more nutriment than would be found
in sswdust from the same kind of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-05-17
Harrows and Rakes in Corn Culture.

HarroWs ana hakeB In corn culture.
As soon rs the corn is three or four
inches high, put on large smooth
ing harrow which covers three rows,
letting the team walk astride the mid
die row. After the narrowing is COM
pleted let the boys go over it and un-
cover any plants that may have been
pulled;down or covered with the har-
row. This work can be done by means
Of small hand rakes made as follows:
For the head take piece of board
1x1. inches. On one edge drive four
inch wire nails one inch apart. For a
handle use On old broom handle or a
rake handle cut to the proper length.
Cross harrow in about eight days,
if the CORP is not too large, and m
cover with rake as before. After
this discard the harrows and use one
horse cultivators for the remainder of
the season, going over the ground at
intervals of from eight to ten days,
according to the weather, whether
weeds are present or not. This mode
of culture may seem cruel to some, all
dehorning cattle or severely pruning
an orchard. However, it has been
my plan for the last two years, and
my neighbors all admit that I have
one of the best cornfelds in our part
of the country. Scarcely hill is miss
ing and the field is perfectly clean.
Some may want to know how the
corn escaped the fate of the weeds in
its early treatment. The weeds at this
stage are on the Rurface and single
stroke of the harrow turns them out
and if not completely destroyed, the
second stroke eight days later will kill
them entirely, while the corn on the
contrary has been planted two or three
inches deep. The roots strike down,
and are so thoroughly set by the time
the plant is from three to five inches
high that very few hills will be dis
turbed by the harrow. The ground is
thoroughly stirred around the roots,
which is benefit to the crop after
ward. On light, loamy land, care must
be taken to use light harrow.
For corn ground oil strawy manure
or stable should be well plowed un-
der. If this has not not been done
the harrow will be clogged and the
cultivator interfered with later. The
more frequent the rainfall the more
frequent must be the cultivator, for
the crust mus. bs broken as soon as
possible after the rain. A light har-
row on corn sown broadcast for feed
will prove beneficial. This harrow
ing should always be followed by the
raking so rs to uncover the hills that
may have been disturbed w.
Mckenzie, in New England Home
stead.
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A Mani, Rat,e POSSESSION.

A. Rabinoff, a native of Russia md
. lawyer of Chicago, owns a copy OF
the terrible "Code of Alexis, pro-
mulgated by the early Romanofts over
two hundred years ago. This IS SAID
to be the only genuine copy extant
outside of Russia, where 1t Is very
rare.
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xAA&SAAAAIAASS~Sx
! FARM and GARDEN. {
Feeding Bran With Cornneal.

Where cut feed is fed to horses, q
mixture of corn and oats ground to-
gether makes the best meal to put on
the cut and moistened hay. If the
pats are not to be had, grind the corn
and mix the meal with twice its bulk
of wheat bran. Cornmeal alone is too
heavy feed to put on cut hay, but
mixed with bran and the whole chewed
as cut hay is sure to be, the saliva
from the horses mouth will be mixed
with it and enable 1t to digest without
;ermenting in the stomach. When we
fed corn and oatmeal on cut hay to
horses, we usually put in some bran
also, and think the horse liked it bet
ter, as the combination of the three
feeds gave the whole very appetiz-
ing flavor, especially as hot water was
used to moisten the hay.
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A Device to Explode BoInbshells

A Polish schoolmaster, Szceranik
by name, claims to have invented an
electrical device which utilizes beam
of light to explode bombshells. He
is also alleged to have perfected an in
strument by means of which objects
at considerable distance can be seen,
tinted with their natural colors.
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Sturdy Advocate Of Temperance.

Rev. William Ross, Of Cowcaddens Free
Church, Glasgow, has just made the re.
markabie statement that during the last
twenty-five years he has performed the
marriage ceremony for no couple who have
not previously undertaken to have no al.
cohclic liquors OF the subsequent festivi-
ties. It Is still more surprising that only
In flve or six cases out OF about thousand
have the bride and bridegroom refused tc
agree 10 Mr.. Ross's conditions.
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4 TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
HE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

The CrankJThe Importance OF sobriety
to tho Labor Organizations Is So Well
Recognized by the Leaders Thnt Spec
ial Efforts Are Made to Promute 1t.
Those temperance cranks," saloon-keep.
ers affirm,
"Are but wasting their time"-what
forgetting that "cranks" make everything
turn,
In affairs Of State, township or city.
each revolution OF thought or invention
Was e'er by the country received
Is the work OF n "crnuk," with perhaps
good intention"
Tho the latter but rarely believed.
Ghere there's machinery wheels must sc
round,
Aud those wheels, on cos' must turr
others.
Aud "crank" OF some sort forever be
found
Causing some wheel to move up its
brothers.
Lord hasten the day when some Temper
ance crank"
Exalted or lowly In station,
Shall "turn" all the heads OF political rans
To remove the saloons from the nation.
N. D. T., in Rams Horn.
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r cr.;u.O! TRY Grain.O!

Ask your grocer to-day to show you
rackace OF GRA1N-O, the new food drink
that takes the place OF coffee. Children
may drink it without injury as well as the e
adult. All who try it like it. GRA1S-o
has that rich seal brown OF Mocha or
Java, but is made from pure grams; tne
most delicate stomach receives 1t wlthou.
distress. 4 the price OF coffee. l5c. ana
Csc. per package. Sold by all grocers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-05-17
Trades-Unlons Promote Temperance.

EMPLOYEES have special interests, apart
from tho desire to retain their places and
earn good wages, which make for temper
uuce, says Henry W. Farnam, 10 the Allan
tic. Tie development OF labor organiza-
lions, and the increase In their power
and responsibilities, has given them q
strong incentive to watch the habits OF
their members. A great change has taken
place In their practice In this respect. In
the early part OF the century drinking was
Incorporated In the rules and regulations
OF some Of the societies as regular insti-
tuition; the place Of meeting was commonly
In public house; the rations OF grog
were privilege, the withdrawal Of which
might involve a strike. But the unions
can no longer afford to subject their mem
bers to this temptation. The magnitude
OF their financial operations necessitates
the election Of oftemperate men to the higher
Offices, while the development OF an eab-
orate system OF insurance benefits gives
each member direct interest In the so.
briefly OF his fellows. No member OF
union likes to see his contributions, laoori.
ously saved from small earnings, squan-
llered in the support OF drinking fellow
member.
The Importance OF concliating public
opinion during strikes furnishes another
powerful motive for maintaining temper
unce In the unions. The result Is that al
ready many bylaws and rules OF our larger
unions contain special clauses inculeating
moderation. In some cases no steps are TO
be taken 10 reinstate n man discharged on
account OF drunkenness; In other cases
man Is excluded from the union who en-
gages in. the liquor trsffit; In still others
men nre fined who attend meetings In an
Intoxicated condition, while in very many
cases any person who loses his work, falls
sick, or meets with an accident on account
OF the use OF liquor is excluded from the
benefits which he would otherwise enjoy.
The Importance Of this interest Is recog-
nizpd by many trade-uDion leaders, such
rs John Burns, who bimself Is teetotaler.
Samuel Gompers, and others. Mr.. Com
pers, the President OF the American FEEDER
alton OF Labor, In a letter to the writer.
says: II think could convince you or
anyone that trade-unicns have done more
drlrk, but In all Things, among the WORK.
ers, than all other agencies co nblled."
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lvA-PathetIc Advertisement.

The following pathetic advertisement
appeared the other day in a Lebanon
(Penn.) paper:
"Putllc Notlce-I hereby notify all saloon
and hotelkeepers, or any other persons, not
to furnish liuuor OF any kind to me, as
am making an effort to quit the drinking
habit, and cannot do so as long US any one
will give me liquor"
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Americas greatest physicians have con-
,uered La Grippe and its after effects.
their treatment has been thoroughly
tested In the hospitals Of Europe and OF
this country, and is embodied in Dr.. Kay's
Lung Balm.
Rev. q. B. Dye, Of Morrison, Iowa, writes:
'Mfa. Dye had bad attack OF La Grippe
which settled on ier lungs. She. used Dr:
Kay's Lung Balm, with most decided good
effects, which is repetition OF past ex.
,erience with her. Nothing is 80 prompt
ind positive in its effects on her lungs.
You should write for free advice and
.opy OF Dr.. Kay's Home Treatment, an
Illustrated book OF 116 pages Of receipts,
,tc. DR.. B. J. Kay Medical Co., Saratoga
springs, NY.
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Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease,
A powder to shake into your shoes; rests
the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching. Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. At all drug.
gists and shoe stores, 25 cts. Sample mailed
FREE. Adrs Allen S.Olmsted, Leroy, NY.
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When Bullets Fail, Send Rum.

One OF the secular papers has q cartoon
that Is very significant. 1t represents the
last of the Indians saying to Uncle Sam
apropos OF the Philippine Islanders:
ITO former methods you may have to come;
When beef and bullets fail, why, send them
rum"
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Beauty Ia blood Deem.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy, liver and driving all i'm.
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, Csc, Soc.
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Lands That Rise and Set.

Since the beginning of this century
no fewer than fifty-two volcanic ISL
snds have risen out of the sea. Nine.
teen have disappeared and ten are
now inhabited.
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1RdH,SuadabahM
fI13Z;{Ss sESl3l3ME
A Taste OF tho White Mans Burden.

"Some months ago." says the Kan
sas City Journal, professor L. T.
Weeks, of Southwest College, wrote q
poem which he thought was all right,
and which he offered the Century
Magazine for publication. His wife,
Ida Ahebor Weeks, made fun of his
literary aspirations, and kept telling
him about the fall which lay in wait
for his vanity. In due time, however,
an acceptance came from the maga-
zine, accompanied by q check for $40,
and then that man began to lord it
over the woman. Finally she got
mad, and declared that she could write
better poetry than he with one hand
tied behind her, and to prove it she
indited piece and sent it to the Cen
tury. Almost at once she got back an
acceptance, accompanied bya check
for $50, and now she is making life
such a burden for her ten-dollar hus-
band that he doesn' know what to do"
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To Get rid OF Malaria easily and forever,
he healthy, full Of life and vigor, take DIN,
sons Happy Pills, a liver lever. Chills and
fever cured with six pills: All druggists,
IS cents. Sample free. Happy MEDICINE
Co. West New Brighton, Staten Island, NY.
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lean recommend Piso's Cure for Consump.
ton to sufferers from Asthma.-E. D. TOWN
SEND Ft. Howard, Wis. May 4, 1884.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces intiamma.
ton allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c.a bottle.
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 10c or 2tc.
Il c. C. G. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
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The combined population Of Europe and
America Is about 800, 900, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-05-17

It takes mighty little electricity to
operate a telephone receiver. One
foot-pound of energy is enough Tor
years.
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Fish with white flesh are more cas-
lily digested than fish with reddish
flesh.
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An Improved Brooder.

A brooder which can be made by
any person possessing the mechanical
skill is described as follows:
Fig. l shows the brooder complete
with cover raised. The hover is
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-05-17

There are more than forty thousand mud
cabins in Ireland which contain only SID
Gle roOm
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Thursday Island, in the Torres Straits,
exports $500, 900 worth Of mother-o1-pearl
annually.
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Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot.Ease,

There were about $4,000 Japanese In Ha'
waii in 1898.
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Primrose Day was generally celebrated
IN London and in many parts OF England.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-05-17

Three pints OF liquid day is sufficient
for the average adult.
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Coughs Lead to Consumption.

Kenp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get
a sample bottle free. Sold In rs and 50
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan.
gerous.
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Fifteen thousand people are employed In
making violins in Germany.