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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29
Wednesday, March 20, 1899.
Our FOrtieth Anniversary-A Free
Copy Of the Press and Banner 10
Old Subscribers.


Old Subscribers.
With this issue Of the Press and Banner
this editor completes his fortieth year In the
office.
We shall not attempt to write Sermon
but we desire to express heartfelt thanKs 10
the good people of Abbeville county VINO
have been friendly and faithful, through all
these years. Through the fidelity Of the peo'
ple among whom our lot was cast we have
been enabled to conduct business for long
time. And for their long continued endorse
ment and support we are very proud ana
very thankful.
Tn the little success which has come to this
editor, he has striven to labor and 70 spend
his earnings for the welfare of the town ana
the county, but outside Of the printing ousi-
ness, he is prouder of having been even
very small factor in the building OF the Abbe-
willie cotton mill. 1t will stand for all the
years that are to come, and will be blessing
alike to owners and operators. Several num-
dred industrious tolers will there earn an
honest living, while those who have put their
money in II, will have no reason to regret
their Investment.
In gratitude for past fidelity to US. and In
acknowledgment of generosity In overlook
ing or excusing our errors for forty years, we
offer free subscription to every one who was
q subscriber on April l. 1859, and who has
been continuously q subscriber TO April l, lSss.
Let US have the names Of all such as have
been with US for forty years, and we Will
place them on the Roll Of Honor" and they
need not pay any more subscriptions as long
as they live, or as long as this editor may
publish the paper.
Let us hear from all who are thus entitled
to the paper free Of cost. We want to place
all their names on the "Roll OF Honor"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29
Let Justice be Done.

We are under the impression that the Sea.
board general officers are inclined TO blame
their local agent for any lack of business to
which they may feel they are entitled. AS
far as We know, the agent here is giving satls-
factory service to the community. II the road
has lost business at Abbeville the fault may
be charged to the conduct of the general off,
GERS at Portsmouth, Va. Not SO long ago q
gentleman OF this city desired to write to the
icePresident. Mr.. St.. John, on a business
proposition, but refrained from doing 80. for
the reason that he did not care to run the
risk of being insulted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29
A Lady's Ramblings at r. g. Bernau's .
Jewelry Store.

Shirt waist pins in cheap plate from Is cts.
per 6 up. Sterling silver and solid gold have
just arrived, enough to suit every one. Shirt
They are made especially for those that don't
feel like making button holes. Every one
should see the many pretty sty les just arrived
in plain silver and gold plate, and handsome
ly enameled.
1t is about time to take the flowers from
your pot. and of course you need larger jardi-
nieres. Mr.. Bernau has just received lot
of extra large ones in two colors. prices only
sl.5O and 50. They are certainly beauties.
Miss Inquisitive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29

Get package of red cedar moth killer at
Milford Il DuPre's Drug store, Phone luz.
Kodal that greatDyspepsia remedy at Mill
ford & DuPre's Drug store, Phone lO7.
Milford & DuPre do their own prescrip p
ton work consequently you can always de-
pend on what they send you.
Go to Milford & DuPre's when you want
q u Ice box of stationery.
Why suffer with headache when you can get
DIR. Hill's famous headache powder at MILFORD
4 DuPre's, Phone iN.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29
LOcaIs-AmOs b. Morse /.

Sliced breakfast bacon in u and one pound
cans. Amos B. Morse.
Something very new, sliced ham IN one
cans. Amos B. Morse.
Deviled chichen lOc can, an elegant lunch
dish. Amos B. Morse.
All fresh goods just opened by Morse.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29
Millinery at Due West.

The enterprising firm OF Bell. Ellis & Co.
at Due West head of the procession in that
section, and are offering the prettiest goods
that ever adorned the female form. A little
money goes long way In that store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29

Clean up your clothes with Speeds light.
ming renoVator. Price l0c.
We guarantee tar heel cholera specific for
fowls. Money refunded where no cure Is ef-
fected. P. B. Speed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29

Non-spillable bottles of ink for Sc. at Speeds
The very thing for school children.
For strengthening and toning up the lungs,
DR.. Neuffer's lung tonic IL sure remedy. For
sale at Speeds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29
A sCoTCHMAN's BIG FORTUNE.

In the town is a Scotchman. full blooded
Associate Reformed Presbyte who settled
there twenty years ago, He carried with hlm
borrowed. With that capital he opened a
store. and spent $500 q year in adver Using.
He has kept up the advertising, and today
he Is said to be worth q hundred thousand
dollars. The name OF that Scotchman is
Ganson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29
GOOD NEWSPAPERS,

Lancaster has three good newspapers, and a
good thing about it Is, they do not quarrel
with each other. Neither seems TO be un-
friendly TO the others. But the best OF & ts,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-29

Among the notably successful men may be
mentioned Heath, Springs Co. They have
made a great fortune In business circles and
have done much In adding material prosperi-
Mr. Waddy G. Thompson, is one of the most
enterprising, as we'll as one OF the most
successful men In the town. And what ls
best, he is under tongue OF good report, and
everybody likes and respects him. He is
cashier OF the National Bank, and Is Secre.
tary and Treasurer of the Cotton Mill. The
Cotton Mill Is built largely OF local capital,
and is making money. The stock ts held IN
good esteem, and com mands about par on the
street.
Some OF Mr.. Thomson's best work has
been as Mayor of the town. He has I'm
proved the old thoroughfares and opened
new streets. Has bought real estate for pub.
lie uses, namely: A lot for building stable
and guard house, and large tract OF land Tor
q city cemetery. He has doubled the number
OF policemen, bought town wagon, and now
lights the streets every night, instead OF only
into office. And he has done all this without
increasing the tax assessments.
THE BICYCLE QUESTION.
The bicycle question which has so long
perplexed alike aldermen and citizens, he
has settled In q way which I think more
satisfactory than any other that have motto,
ed. The town ordinance forbids the riding ol
bicycles on the sidewalks But upon the pay.
ment of one dollar, license is given, under
proper restrictions, to ride on all the side
sons who ride on the sidewalks without
license are fined. Persons with license who
violate the ordinances, or cause trouble, are
either fined or their license Is revoked.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-30
Oklahoma Notes.

Major A. f. Woodson is receiving from
all sources congratulations upon his
record as Indian agent.
Sweet Rosie O'Grady" has reached
Guthrie and it Is believed that "a Hot
Time" will drive up by street fair week.
Watonga is digging for bait, preparing
to cast a line for the college which the
Baptists expect to establish in Oklahoma.
Bill Little predicts that Governor Barnes
will be removed next week. Why not this
week? He hasn't been removed for sew
eral days.
G. W. Schlegel, of Chandler. last week
quarter pounds each, to Joseph Helm. al
Kansas City.
1t is believed that Speaker Thomas r.
Reid will be candidate to succeed Major
A. r. Woodson, resigned. Reid has long
cherished an ambition to be an Indian
agent.
Frank Green, of the Guthrie Capital,
roasts newspapers published outside of the
territory because they print news of in
terest to OEiahomans. Queer. isn't it?
The mayor of Perkins complains that
City Marshal Bewiey has not been at
tentive in attending to the sprinhling OF
The marshal declined, although his salary
was cut down.
Jake Admire to the politicians: Let
everybody roar, who has a roar coming.
Roaring is good for the epoglottis
conSumptiye never roarS, because there Is
danger of splitting his lungs. The fact
of the matter 1t, it would be a good thing
this hot weather for everybody to-Flee
unto the mountains of Hepsidam, where
mourneth for its first born. Oh Factions
be blankedi"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-30

saved enough money to secure an education
in stenography, finishing the course in the
local college in shorter time and gradu-
ating with Il higher standing than any
other student who has attended the school,
before or since. Upon graduation she
opened an office, but five years ago was
secured by Asp & Cottingham, the Santa
Fe attorneys, and has been their stenog-
rapher ever since. She was considered one
of the very best stenosrapners in the West
and by acquainting herself with office du-
ties, and, as far possible. with the law,
she became an invaluable assistant to the
firm. Miss Hadley was Il page in the first
three sessions of the legislature and has
served as a sterographer at all of the ses-
sions since. She was clerk to Speaker Reid
during the last.
The groom. J. W. Tucker, is a member of
the firm of r. +. Bird & Co, of Pawhuska,
and is an Indian trader. He is a well
known and popular young business man
The couple will make their home at Paw
huska.
The esteem in which Miss Hadley was
held by members of the house of represent
atives was evidenced by their gift of a
handsome silver loving cup at the time of
her marriage yesterday. On the cup was
| inscribed the following:
1T r. Reid, speaker: w. H: Merton,
speaker pro tenn; J. D. Ballard, Z. F.
| Clark, ]. d. Combs T. II. Doyle, Z. Duffy,
| ]. W. Hadiey, E. Z. Hartshorn, ]. NJ. Hay,
]. NJ Halliday, w. f. Malley. c. +. Nc
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-30
PARDON FOR REED WANTED.
Friends of the Wellington Attorne.
Are Working for His Release
From Prison.

TOPEKA. Aug. 29-(SpeciaD Charles
Finch, OF the Lawrence Journal; Attorney
Fitzpatrick, of Sedan, and Judge Peckham,
of Blackwell, o. T., appeared before Gov
ernor Stanley to-day and urged that par
don be granted to Isaac G. Reed, the Well
ington attorney, now serving a life sem
tence in prison for completely in the kill
ing of Isaac Hopper, in 1892. Reed was
tried three different times. At, the first
trial, he was convicted of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to twelve
years in prison. The supreme court re-
versed the case. Just as the second trial
was about to be given to the jury one OF
the jurors took sick and died. At the
third trial Reed was convicted of murder
in the first degree and sentenced to hang.
His attorney failed to appeal the case to
the supreme court, and he is now in prison
awaiting the signature of the governor to
the death warrant. Reed is a physical
wreck. He is afflicted with consumption.
and the prison physician says he cannot
live long. His friends want him pardoned
so that he can die free man.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-30
READY TO FIGHT AGAIN.
Large Percentage of Spanish War
Veterans EnIisting in :hc New
Volunteers.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-With about 100
commissioned places yet to fill in the ten
new regiments under organization, Sec
retary Root finds himself overwhelmed
with applications, even greater in number
than the sum total of those received at
the beginning of the Spanish-American
war.
1t is said at the war department that
the large ma jority of the men who held
commissions in the volunteer army in that
war are again applicants for service in the
Philippine campaign, reinforced by nearly
all of those who had non-commissioned
places. This same willingness to re-enter
the service Is said to be observable among
the enlisted men and the officials cite as a
case In pcInt Colonel Bells regiment. the
Twenty-seventh volunteer infantry, made
up of As per cent of men who served AS
volunteers in the Spanish-American war
and per cent who were in the regular ar
my in that war, or "a total percentage of
81 in one regiment.
Secretary Root has resolved to entertain
no personal applications for commissions
and insists upon all being proffered through
the regular channels.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-30
COMMISSIONS FOR NEGROES.
Kansas May Furnish Some of the
Officers for the COlOred
Volunteers.

TOPEKA, Aug. 29.-(Special) Governor
Stanley to-day received telegram from
Secretary of War Root asking him to sub
NIT several names of colored officers of the
Twenty-third Kansas, colored, to be con-
sidered by the war department for appoint
ment to field positions for the proposed new
United States colored volunteers. In re-
sponse to the request the governor sub
mitted the following list:
Sherman a. Harvey, captain, Lawrence
company.
William NJ. Hawkins, captain, Atchison
company.
Frederick NJ. Stone, second lieutenant,
Topeka company.
Jerry N White, first lieutenant. Girard
company.
Samuel w. Jones, captain. Wichita COM
pany.
George f. Payne. second lieutenant, juno
ton City company.
Richard E. Bullet, first sergeant. Kansas
City. Kas.. company.
John b. Harkless, second lieutenant, Par
sons company.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-30
PERMANENT FARM EXPOSITION.
Worl. to Begin mt once on a 100000
Agricultural Exhibition Build
ing at Chicago stock Yards.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Work will be begun
within week on permanent agricultural
exposition building here, to be located at
the main entrance to the Union stock
yards, and to cost 100000. The building
will be a modern, tireproof structure, built
of stone, steel and brick, three stories
high, seventy-five feet wide ana 200 feet
long. On the first floor there will be doz-
ems of rooms where manufacturers may
place on exhibition such of their products
as they choose. On the second floor there
will also be a number of exhibition rooms
and an auditorium with a seating capacity
of iC0, which is TO be used for holding pub
lie meetings, conventions, meeting of the
State Grange and other agricultural
organizations.
one of the principal features now Sc
cured will be a model beet sugar factory,
showing the process of manufacture from
the time the beet is seen growing until it
has passed through the factory and comes
out sugar. Another feature will be d
miniature coal mine in full operation.
| Several governors of Western states
have made application for space and will
arrange for the placing of their products
| in the building. From New York. Boston
and Philadelphia come requests for space
| from many manufacturers. There is to
| be no charge for admission and the build
| ing will be open every week day, except
| legal holidays, throughout the year.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-30
MEDFORD's MILITIA COMPANY.
Fred Vandenburg Elected Captain
Inspection of Companies to
Begin To-day.

GUTHRIE, o. t, Aug. 29-(Special) The
latest company of the territorial militia to
be organized, that at Medford, and desig-
mated as Company c. has elected the fol-
lowing officers: Captain, Fred Vanden-
burg; first lieutenant. Frank l.. Pyle, and
second lieutenant, John c. Bingner. Com
pany q, al Ningfisher, has been reorgan-
lied by electing c. r Harper captain, E
w. Tanner first lieutenant and James
Burnsides second lieutenant.
The inspection of companies, In accord
ance with Adjutant General Orner's order
will begin Thursday. Major F. l.. Boyn,
ton Will inspect companies as follows: Au,
gust 80, Company X. Enid; September /
Company G, kingfisher. Colonel Roy v
Hoffmans list is as follows: August 80, X
Shawnee; September l, A, Guthrie; Septem
ber 4, L, Chandler: September 9, d, Poncs
City. and September s. J. Newkirk
Major General John +. Stone has assign
ed companies as follows:
To the first battalion, under Colone
Hoffman, the Chandler, Pawnee and Shaw.
nee companies
To the second battalion, under Colone
Boynton, the Medford, Kingfisher and Emit
companies.
To the third battalion. under Colone
McGinniss. the Guthrie, Newkirk and Pom
ca City companies.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-30
A BOOK FOR DRUNKARDS.
An Exhaustive Treatise ON the Cause
Eject and Cure of AlcO-
hoIiSm,

The Bartlett cure which is recognized by
the medical profession as being the fore
most treatment for the liquor habit, has
compiled book which plainly and clearly
deals with this much dreaded disease That
drunkenness is disease is now generally
admitted by intelligent people and that II
can be cured is equally certain.
The Bartlett cure is based on the best
principle of any liquor treatment now in
existence and Alcoholism is treated by
them much the same as bad cold is cured
by Il physician. 1t does not drus-fortify
the system as injection cures do, but goes
directly to the seat Of the disease, builds
up the depleted nerves and restores clear
ness of, the mind to the putient. aids the
digestive powers and fully restores to the
drinking man all that vigor destroyed by
alcohol
1t is taken at home without publicity and
does not require the loss of an hours time
from his occupation and the desire for
liquor ceases after the first few doses.
The Bartlett Cure will mail their treatise
on Alcoholism in Il plain wrapper upon APP
plication. Call or write The Bartlett Cure
Co., $40 Arlington building, 10th and Wal
nut, Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-30
OKLAHOMA FOR M'KINLEY.
1t Was for Reed In 1895, but senti
ment Has Changed SIsce
Then,

GUTHRIE, o. r, Aug. 2s-(Special.)
There is one thing upon which all of the
politicians of Oklahoma are agreed: Presi-
dent Mckinley is the unanimous choice of
the Republicans of the territory for re-
election. 1t is conceded that Oklahoma will
send a unanimous Mckinley delegation to
the next national convention and the sug-
gestion of any other man as Oklahoma s
candidate would mean a murder or some
thing nearly as desperate.
Two years ago Oklahoma sent a delega-
tiOn to st. Louis instructed for Thomas B.
Reed. This was in payment of what was
believed to be a debt OF gratitude, Reed
having actively encouraged Delegate Den
mis- Flynn in his efforts to secure free
homes. Flynn and every other Republican
leader, as well as every private in the
ranks. is now for Mckinley first. last and
all the time
The volunteers who served in the late
war are particularly enthusiastic Mckinley
| men, They are all great admirers of Colo
mel Teddy Roosevelt and say he is the
man for 1894. but they will listen to nobody
but Mckinley for next year.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-30
CUBAN WAR VETERANS TO MEET
Reunions of Twenty-first and Twen-
ty-second Regiments Called for
Tapeka I'm September.

Topeka, Aug. 29.-(Special) Colonel
H. C. Lindsay, of the Twentysecond Kan
sas, to-day issued the following call for
a reunion of his regiment:
ITO the Members of the Twenty-second
Kansas Volunteer Infantry.
You are hereby directed to meet in
reunion at the city of Topeka from the
18th day of September, 1899, 10 the 30th day
of the same month, inclusive.
"A camp will be established at the fair
grounds and hay, straw and firewood will
be provided You will be furnished with
tents rations and ordnance. but are re-
quested to bring your uniforms and
blankets.
You will be expected TO take part in all
drills and sham battles, ordered by the
commanding officer.
''The Twenty-second Kansas will have
separate headquarters at the camp.
where an officer will he on duty all of the
time. On your arrival in the city report
at once to said officer
do not fail to come and help make this
first reunion of our regiment "a success. &"
Colonel Thomas G.. Fitch issued a similar
call for his regiment, the Twenty first
Kansas. The date of the reunion of these
two regiments is the same the state
q. A. 4. reunion.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-30
FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
NATIONAL BLIND PEOPLES ASsOCIA-
TION IN ANIMAL SESSION.
Congress VIII He Asked to Appropri-
ate S5O.OOO II Year for Establish-
ing Universities for the
SiShtless.

The American Blind Peoples Higher Ed
ucation and General Improvement Asso-
citation. composed of blind men and women
from various PARTS of the United States,
convened in annual session at the state
institution for the education of the blind
in Kansas City, Kas., yesterday afternoon.
The meeting is to be of three days dura-
tion, and yesterdays session was devoted
entirely to the appointment of committees
and reading reports. The association will
not get down. to active work until this
afternoon. .-..--..
There are about thrty-fve visiting dele
gates. The object of the association is to
provide for higher education of the blind.
There are state institutions throughout the
country where the sightless are taught
music. elocution and the common branches
of education, also trades. but it has been
proven that the blind people. at least a
majority of them, are capable of becom-
ing learned men and women, and the main
object of the association is to create op-
portunlties for the unfortunateS who have
been bereft of the sense Of seeing. The
policy of the Missouri and Kansas deiega-
tionS Will be to work for the univers ty
extension. They propose to urge congress
to make an annual appropriation for the
creation and maintenance of government
universities for the education of the blind.
This policy will doubtless be adopted by
the national association at to-day's meet
ing.
1eSleTudy session WdS presided over
by Mrs. John GOens, of Kansas CITY, Kas.
D. Wallace McGill of Leavenworth, is
the recording secretary of the ton.
| Last night a special session was held, a
special session was held, programme OF
music. recitations, etc, being rendered.
The general public was admitted, fully 50t
people attending.
The Kansas delegates held caucus
Monday evening and outlined the plan 10
be supported by them. The kansans be-
lieve that all issues of minor importance
| should be cast aside for the present and
that the association concentrate its ener-
| gies and work for university education
| They believe that If the national assoc a
tion will frame a bill, providing for an
| annual appropriation of about $4,000 for
| the university extension plan. 1t can b.
| pushed. through congress. Their idea is tc
have the bill provide for commission &c
| be composed of three members. to be ap-
| pointed by the president and confirmed BY
| the senate. This commission will have alb
solute charge of the disbursing of the ap-
| preparation and arranging the details OF
| the university extension plan.
After the bill is framed and ready to be
| presented to congress it is proposed tc
| urge the blind people all over the United
| States to use their influence with the con-
gressmen and senators of their districts ir
| the interest of the measure. If this policy
| Is pursued 1t is not thought that much
| difficulty will be encountered in getting
| the bill through congress.