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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15
The Saloon-Keeper's Profit.

II bushel OF corn is worth fifty cents,
when made into whisky 1t makes four gal.
Ions which, sold over the bar, brings SA.
The Government gets $40 Of this, the rail-
roads forty cents, the distiller 81, and the
saloon-keeper all that remains hut the fifty
This is not the only transaction in which
the price received by the farmer and that
paid by the consumer Is long way apart,
but there is no other transaction that can
result in less good to the country, and no
worse use that corn can be put to.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15

The belief in Washington that Ger
many will repudiate any unlawful acts
of her Consul at Apia, Samoa, and
will also disavow responsibility for the
extraordinary attempt of DR.. Raffel,
the President of the Municipal Coun-
Gil, to run the Supreme Court, prob
ably accounts for the calmness with
which the Administration regards the
matter.
If the recent aggressions of local
German representatives ill Samoa had
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15

wouldn't arrive in time" said the
bride.
IT wish it hadn't" groaned the
groom, who had just then caught sight
of the decorations upon the trunk.
During the trip to Jersey City the
bridegroom tried to reach the trunk
in order to denude it OF its decora.
tions, but the baggage master, who
winked OF the conductor, wouldn't
help him find it, and when the train
reached Jersey City the trunk had
gained O few new trimmings. The Oil
was blue when Mr.. Mahauey, in Jer-
sey City. aided by sympathetic bag
gage man, who said he had recently.
been married himself, finished tearing
off the decorations from that trunk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFESTO
IN MANY WAYS.

lie Two Paths-Most Of the Diseases.
Treated In the Hospitals Arise From
Alcoholic Drinks-Children Of Topers
Are Often Deformed and Idiotic.
There were once two little boys, "
Long. long ago! s:
Leaving home and all its joys,
Long, long ago! =
They had heard the people say. 4
"While the sun shines make your haySS"
30 to work they trudged away.
Long, long agol
They worked on for many year,
Long, long ago!
Full OF courage. full OF cheer, ~
Long, long agol
But one merry New Years day, "a
Alta party bright and gay, ), :;
Both were tempted, sad to say,
Long, long agoI -
One resisted, doing we'll,
Long, long agol ~ sE.
While the other drank and fell,
Long, long ago! 4
He who drank the poison wine,
Heeding not the voice divine,
Died a drunkard Fearful sign). ~
Long, long agol
He who Stunned the tempting vino, ~
Long, long ago! ssS
Listening to the voice divine, u
Long, long ago! !s5
Full of honor lives to-day,
Teaching men the better way
That he chose when young and CAV. q.
Mrs. NJ. A. Ndder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15
Treatment Of InebrIates in Germany.

The sixth paragraph OF the new CODE,
which will come into operation in Germany
in 1900, enacts compulsory treatment Of
Labitual drunkards, involving their beirgi
placed under a curator, who will be em-l
powered to put the individual anywhere!
Tor treatment until discharged from cura-l
:orship by the court. The exact descrip-i
zion is: "He who. in consequence Of ine-..
briefly, cannot provide for his affairs, or
brings himself or his family into the dan.
ger OF need or endangers the safety of
others." This measure was first advocated
in 1868 at meeting at Hanover.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15

possibly was war averted that day.
For some reason known only to him
self the German did not fire. Tho
ships steamed sullenly back to Apia
harbor. There they lay watching each
other with angry eyes. They were
prey to fate. At the moment when
war seemed most imminent came o
terrific hurricane up out of the Pacific
into Apia harbor. In the angry sea
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15
A Druukard's VIII.

A dying druukard in Oswego. New York,
left the following rs his "last will and testa-
ment:" 81 leave to society ruined char
acter, wretched example nnd a memory
hat will soon rot. I leave to my parents
state, bear. I leave to my brothers and
sisters rs much shame and modification as
can bring on them. I leave to my wife a
broken heart and life of shame. leave
10 each Of my children poverty, ignorance,l
Il low character and a rememb brance that
their father filled drunkard's grave"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15

trade with the islands, for in this re-
spect they fall far below the United
States, Great Britain and Australasia.
In 1897 the islands imported S53, Ais
worth of goods from the United States,
S13,322 from Great Britain and only
$5562 from Germany. The Germans,
however, prepare and export a great
deal of copra, and they own most of
the land that foreigners hold in the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15

The charter of the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company is dated
March II, 1888, and its founder was
Robert Keyne, part member of the
Honorable Artillery Company of Lon.
don, which was chartered by King
Henry VIII. The Boston organiza-
ton was first known as the Military
Company of Massachusetts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15

had very prosperous history. The
time is coming, however, when she
will see better days. The resources
Of the group, which, all told, is about
as large as Rhode Island, have yet
scarcely been touched. In fact,
nobody lives more than three or four
miles from the sea and the inner parts
of the islands have not been utilized.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15
A Ralinble SIGN.

"Now," said the attorney for the
defense, "here is q skull. Can you
tell us to what species it belongs?'
''It's the skull of lawyer, replied
the expert witness.
How can you tell?"
"Dy the cheek bones"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15

wouldn't arrive in time" said the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-04
PRISONER IN A PIPE.
Penknife Got a Little English Boy
Into Trouble.

While a little boy named David
James Francis was playing with his
companions on the, seashore at BURY
Port the other evening. says the Lon
don Leader, he noticed penknife at
the bottom of a large iron pipe fixed in
an upright position
The lad forced himself bodily into
the pipe, only to find that there was
not room enough for him to stoop
down TO pick up the knife.
In the attempt to do so one of his
legs doubled up under him, and short
" afterward his comrades were at
tracted to the pipe by the screams of
the yenturesome David James. Be
ing powerless TO render any help, they
ran for assistance. and a number of
men came to the rescue.
Owing to the bending of the boys
leg it was impossible to pull him out
by his arms, and the pipe had to be
disembedded before the boy could be
got out. He had been prisoner for
81 hours.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-04
Fine Frescoes Restored.

The Palazzo del Trecento, at Ire
viso, Italy, some Is miles from Ven
ice, has just been restored at a cost
to the town and surrounding COM
munes II dates from 1854 and is
Romanesque in style The palace
has suffered much during the pres
ent century. A external staircase
was removed, windows were disfig-
ured and so much vandalism was per-
petrated throughout that the restora-
ton was costly undertaking. On
the south side fresco representing
a winged lion was discovered and it
has also been restored. Within the
building is an assembly hall some 80
feet high. This part viii shortly be
put in the hands of the restorers. and
it is anticipated that several rare fres-
Goes will be found when the walls are
cleaned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-04
No TallBuildings In Paris.

The highest house In Paris has
eight stories.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-04
NOT ACCEPTED.
The Young Authors Story Was Not
True to Nature

&iuC " Naluic
"Good-day, gentlemen"
A very nice-looking young man
stood in the doorway of the sub
editorial-room, and gazed in a benign
way at the occupants of the apart
ment
would it be possible for me to sell
you a story?" he continued
"What kind of tale have you
ground out?" asked the thirteenth as
sistant subeditor.
NThe story" said the visitor, ''is one
in which the triumph of love is de-
picted and"
at isn't one of those and Ethel
stood there in the soft moonlight, her
1.-the figure sharply outlined against
the western sky, there was loud
crash in Coastcliff Castle, and the girl
knew that her mother had dropped
the pickle jar kind of stories, is it?-
because they won't do" said the SUB.
Owe have enough of that sort of thing
to keep us going for some time"
"There is nothing about pickles in
this story" replied the visitor, rather
haughtily; "but if you like l can read
a portion of il"
"All right"
"Where shall begin?"
"Anywhere, Suppose you give us
the last sentence of it.
'1 should hardly think"
ooh, never mind about that. We
do all the thinking for young authors
that come up here"
The visitor seated himself, and read
as follows: S'For answer Gladys beau
tiful eyes dropped, but she gave him
both her hands; and there, under the
heavy-fruited trees, the golden bees
flying all about them, and the air filled
with their dreamy monotone, he drew
her upon his breast, and, raising her
long ringlets to his lips kissed them
reverently."
''That's the last sentence, is it?"
asked the sub.
eyes, sir
ri should hope it was"
'Why, I don't sec" began the au-
thor.
"Of course you don't Probably
you were the hero of the novel. Did
you ever hear of Thompson's horse?"
The visitor admitted his ignorance
concerning that historical animal.
"Well, Thompson's horse" con-
tinued the sub, ''was such an ass that
heswamacross the river to get drink.
Now, that fellow in your story is
match for him"
II don't understand"
probably not It is not expected of
literary people. But 1 will tell you.
This young fellow in your story is out
under an apple tree holding a girls
hands, isn't he?"
eyes"
"And, according to the story, he
raised her long ringlets to his lips,
and kissed them reverently' That
right?"
Certainly"
''Now, what do you think of
young man that would go nibbling a
girls back hair when she had her face
with her? Such stories do not possess
the fidelity of nature that should ever
characterize the work of genius. No,
sir, you cannot get the weight of this
powerful journal on the side of any
such young man as your story depicts.
We we're once young and up to the ap-
ple-tree business ourselves. Lon
don Tit-Bits
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-04
It Makes a Difference.

a woman likes to be called "girl-
ish" at any age, but a man does not
like to be called 'tboyish' after he is
25-Atchison Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-04
A True Friend.

If you want to be true friend in
time of trouble, tell a man when he
reaches the spectacles age that they
make him look distinguished
Atchison Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-04
A Healthy City.

Erie, Pa, claims to be the health
est city in the world The death rate
was 1887 in 1896, 1924 in 1897 and
1853 in 1898.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
Indications Point to It's Keeping at
the Present Price.
LOOKS BRIGHT FOR FUTURE.
sold az iiA In January Went 60 IGA
In April Gradual Rise to Its
Present price.

The news that copper has gone up to
81 hundred viii be- most gratifying
news TO the fortunate holders Of cop
per shares. as well as 10 the people OF
the West generally. This 20 the highest
figure recorded Of the metal. In the be-
ginning Of the year II stood at iiA, but
from there Il rapidly rose TO i6A In
April The price zen slightly Tor "a time.
when u started 90 work It's way up
again. reaching IT, present high figure
today The present Rise huH been inu-
mated hy prominent mining men on ne
count OF the narrow margin between
the immense demand aud the current
supply with the advent OF electrical
machinery lu Hl many new branches Of
Industry the indication seems 90 bee a
further Increase Instead NJ u decline In
the present prices. The use of electric
lty on the continent of Europe and
la many other places has barely
started. This means that great az be
the demand for copper now the needs
uf trade VIII require a continually In
civusing output from the copper re-
nuerieB. The supply will doubtless iu-
crease. but u o. liable 10 be some tine
before now copper mlncg win be- getting
out orc 10 such nm extent that the in.
creased supply viii cut tho price very
materially. Already aluminium has uu-
tered the Held as competitor In the
CONJUNCTION NJ electricity. n equally
good results should follow the use Of
aluminium wires IL ia possible for the
use Of that metal 20 Hupplnnt IA some
measure the use OF copper Hut every
Indication az tho present time points tn
"a further rise In the price rather than
90 an upurrCilhle decrease.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
John Montgomery, IT., Brings Suit
to Recover the Sum of S764lO,
DUE ON AN ASSIGNED CLAIM
Ana for serving Paper. In tho Prose-
oution Of Poll TaN suits
Council Rejected Claim.

John Montgomery. Jr., flied an action
AGAINST Salt Lake city ln the Third dis
triot court today. 20 repHvcr the sum of
tiiii0. with Interest alleged TO be due
on an orsimcd claim for fees accruing
from the serving Of legal paporl, In the
prosecution " poll-tax suits.
The complaint sets forth that during
the year 1895. Harvey Hardy was tho
duly elected. qualified and acting sheriff
" salt Lake County. that between the
goth Of August. 1896. and the Ord OF
December uf the same year. In certain
suits to collect poll taxes then pending
before COMMISSIONER Morris sommer.
Hardy, at the cltys request served
Hummonaes and levied executions for
which he never received the fees and
mileage fixed by law The cost 81
serving the papers o. figured out TO be
tiGitO. The total number Of persons
served with papers were 100,
Prior to the commencement OF action
plaintiff alleges that Hardy assigned
the claim 90 him. Montgomery some
time ago presented the claim 10 the
Council and payment was refused.
u. y. Hempatcad Del plaintiffs uttor-
noy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09

That L. what Captain Jennings Ia Attempt
Ing to Hiring About.

A circular letter has been issued 10
The members OF battery G.. Utah light
artillery. BY their late Captain Frank
w Jennings. The volunteers were re-
questcd by the call NJ the Guycrnor Co
report their ability to attend the re-
ceptlon 90 Lieut. j. u. Murphy ~ ogden.
hut Lieut. Murphy IL out of the State.
ana the request has been changed Go
report 90 their late captain In this city
Mt once, that the battery which did
service az tho Preside may make MS
good O showing as possible on the ar
rival ~ the boys from Manila. Com
GLIDING the circular reads.
Having Just returned from Manila,
/ am most anxious 90 meet again all
the members OF battery g and am sure
n reunion Of battery e. viii be enjoyed
by ALL % well aa doing honor to our
comrades In arms, which they 40 rich-
~ deserve. The State committee has
made arrangements 20 furnish trans
portation Tor all members ~ battery e
70 and from Salt Lake city. and I
earnestly request that you all come.
Bring your uniform, have II cleaned.
also your white gloves. VIII send fur
Their Information and time OF arrival Of
battcrica later on"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
Idea That il Was Made to Offset
Gift to Utah, RidIcuIed,
PURELY Personal NATTER
Even Mr.. Huntington Cannot Arbi-
trnriiy Raise Rates Present 10 Utah
batteries Made In Good Path.

The Southern Pacific Railway COM
pany has suddenly raised the rate ON
canned goods from the Pacific coast
TO Utah points % cents This action on
the part of the Southern Pacific has Of
course, caused much diasatsfaction
among certain business men. They
think a great injustice 20 raise the
rate on canned goods from 20 cents TO
81 TO Utah and allow the same rate
20 ccnts--to remain to Denver and Mis-
sourl river common points The Trib-
une this morning published long ar
tclo ancnt this matter under the cap
uoni Huntington Rocoapa Himself"
which directly charges the Southern
Pacific magnato with making the raise
ln tho rate that he might recover his
GIT N $500 10 the Utah Battery
This, representatives and friends OF
the company udiCulo and Dmphatcnlly
deny stating that Mr iuutlurtun'a
Fift was purely q personal affair. a
ven known railroad mnu. who does not
care 60 have hlH name mentioned in this
connection. said today:
Several efforts have been made to
Induce the Southern Pacific 10 make a
rate of ti2.i0 fir the men. and gi1 for
the officers Tor the transportation OF tho
volunteers from tho coast 60 Utah,
which the road refused To- do. The mat.
ter was presented to Mr. Huntington
who settled the question hy giving the
boys hls personal check for s. 800. lie
could not of himself give them n lower
RATE nor could he raise the rate on
canned or any other goods, statements
60 the contrary notwithatandiug what
u the truflc Department for2 Mr.
Huntington IL not the company and tho
lnHlnuntlDn TINT he raised the rate to
make Utah rrpny hlH $500 rfr H.
LM-mLI In IN. nnLr.Lu.. .
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09

General Agent W. II. Firth of tho
Rock island at Denver Is In town,
President A. W. McCuue Of the Utah
and Pacific road loft here last night Tor
the north.
General Traffic Manager Eccics of the
oregon Short Line hls gone north. his
trip De- business one.
The railroad Comaisslonerl will hold
their annual convention ut the Brown
Palace hotel Denver tomorrow.
The Waterloo line IN the city railway
Is being repaired along Fifth south
street New tics are being substituted
Tor decaycd ones.
Raymond \. Wells, manager OF the
WollH-FurEo q Company Express. arr
rived in town this morning from KAN
sus city, Mo,
chief Engineer Joseph a. West and
Directors q. W. Nlhlcy and David Ne
clos OF the Utah q Pacific, VIII be- In
town tomorrow,
John Pclric. live stock agent Tor tho
burlington. who has been In Idaho ON
business Tor the past ton days, returned
90 this city today
Tomorrow tho now dining car service
on tho Oregon Short Line betwcpn
Granger ana Huntington viii go into
eject This viii obvlnte the necessity
Of eating houses between tho two
points.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
Lieut., Corliss Expects to Complete
His Work Here by August
LAST RECRUITS LEFT TO-DAY
Charge Of leonard Robinson, one Of
the Torrey IioJs Three brothers
who necamc sons OF Mars.

Lieutenant Corliss. ThIrty-fourth In
fnniry. who has charge OF the rcgi-
moutF recruiting office in this city,
made o. harty trip 90 ugdoR ycster-
day. aH stated In inft evenings News
aud rolpod harvest of eleven men
ogden la ahead OF Salt Lake In the
number OF cnllstmcntg. having fur
uishod eighteen men 20 Salt Lako's nf-
teen
Those who enlisted ot ogden ycstnr-
day are; Leonard Robinson. aged 20
FORMER member ~ Totrcy's rough ride
crs Kent g. williams. aged rs. baker.
Marshall Goodman. aged 10. lab0rur.
Roy Marker. aged "a. dentist; John
O'Noill. ngcI 90. minor. Edward Ram
to. aged u.s. iaboror. Harry vinson. AGED
90 lhborcr. Albert Anderson. AGED "a.
butcher. James Johnson, AGED %, labor
90.
Lieutenant Coriiss atated today that
he expected tn be through by ,he 18Th
inst. AZ some OF the regiments. that
are now full nrr transferring their APP
pllcuutH 90 the Thirty fourth.
Three brothers enlisted az the fort
yesterday, their names being James ".
Walker. William Walker ana John .s
Walker, eyed 90 90 and 20 respectively.
They ml saw service in tho Porto Rico
campaign, being members ~ the Fifty
second United States volunteers from
Iowa. This company OF soldiers left on
the Union Pacific this morning Tor Fort
Logan under the charge of Leonard
NoblnHon aged 30. former member ~
Torreys Rough Riders. also "a member
for three years u the sixth regulars.
cavalry.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
CHIEF HILTON TALKs.
Isata loss to Understand Councilman
Robertson's Attack

chief Of Police Hilton this afternoon
stated that De- was at loss 10 under
stand why Councilman Robertson had
seen nt TO make him a special object
Of attack at the Council meeting last
night
as 90 His remarks regarding nv
'stabblng him IN the back I have never
duno anything OF the kind" said tho
head Of the police department land as
20 tho statement that had said that
the reason that the special police roc-
ummCndntiun had been temporarily
Hhelved was because Mr.. RobCrtHon
said, There were too many d-"Mor-
mons on the force there ia no founda-
tion In g.
TO come right down 20 It thorc arc
six names on the list: Taylor. Maxwell
and llouFhtnn, who are non-'aiur-
mons" aud Eman. pobaon and Nelson,
who nrc MormOnB.' NO that the force h
evenly divided.
THE bone u contention seems 10 be
the fact that Al Estis " not Included
In the llHt, I did not recommend the
tcnppolntment VI Eatls Cor the reason
I DO not think him u suitable man Tor
the position. When he was "a night
Waterman, several complaints were
registered by citizens ON his beat. also
his vito has been IN this department
making complaints regarding his con-
duet with another woman. and until
the latter matter II cleared up / do not
propose 60 have such "a man ON tho
force. n q man o. suitable FOR the posi-
ton neither hiH religion or politics cut
any figure with me-
The chief again stated cmphntlcnlly
that he had never made the statement
attributed 90 him By Mr.. Robertson
last night.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-09
soUrnEnN PACIFIC ExrrNsIoN.
Thinks Cut-On May be nunt Around
south hnd Of the Lake


The News dispatches a few DAYS ago
gave "a resume NJ gossip at Salt Lake
regarding Southern Pacific extensions.
This talk has doubtless arisen, says the
Denver News, out uf u consolidation OF
the Central with tho Southern parlnc.
which process IN now going on. That "a
cut-un may be- built around the south
urn shore OF the salt Lake In order 10
shorten the lime ~ possibly In contom-
platlon. but that the Southern pnciHc
has any idea OF extending eastward
from ogden. either by building or alb
sorhlng Eastern lines, is scarcely 20
be credited.
The rgusons Tor this doubt are numcr-
Gus. The Southern already has a
through line from san Francisco 10
NUW orleans, aud ID d. nonsense 10 nny
that @ Will construct another. aud over
ground IN which it would meet strong
competition. with its Sunset route"
400 continuous truuHcontlnuntal line
to ogden, where II connects with tho
Union Pacific and the RIO Grundo
western, receiving from 1rac lines and
their connections % lnrge volume OF
business. IL could not Increase this
traffic by extending eastward from og-
don, and, getting an that lta ounnec-
lions can command, % has no Incentive
or lnduccmcut 60 parallel or buy them.
The southern Pacific Is n very veal
my combination, ana has been very
arrogant and gSncting one. In absorb
ing the Central Pacific and paying its
debt 10 the government. and lu meeting
the competition NJ tho Santa Ft. which
ln Few weeks WIN Dc completed 10
san FranciHcu, the Southern Pacific,
VIII have an on lts hands that Il can
conveniently attend 10. Il viii not pro-
badly seek 20 create fresh opposition
ur engcndrr additional competition by
extending eastward from ogden