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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
convicts and Good Roads.

The agitation Of the League OF
American Wheelmen to have convlcts
used in building public roads Is slow
ly making headway. On this subject
the New York Post recently contained
the following:
1.-THE League for Good Roads,in Onei.
da County, reports fayorably on the
experiment Of employing convicts on
road-making. Under the direction Of
the Board of Supervisors and the su-
perintendence of q trained engineer,
the county prisoners have constructed
q macadam road, one and three-tenths
miles long, through the village Of New
York Mills, near Utica. The county
authorities made q contract with the
road district, whereby it was to fur'
nish laborers at twenty-five cents q
day, and allow the use OF Its stone
crusher, steam-roller, ETC., free Of
charge. The road district furnished
the necessary fuel and material. and
paid for supervision. The cost Of the
road was about $5S75, or $500 4 mile,
and the total cost was only three times
the amount Of the annual road tax.
AS It will cost only $3.50 a year tc
keep the new road in repair, the an.
nual saving will amount to about
$3.50, and after the cost has been re.
paid the taxpayers will be believed
to this extent, or the money can be
devoted to other Improvements. While
this road was building the State au'
thoritfes were constructing a similar
one Of equal length, which was tc
cost, at the contract price, 10000"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
Apprecjated In Winter.

Good roads will be appreciated IN
the winter. At this season all may
be well, but when the roads are mud
dy the time lost in hauling but few
loads will &c much greater in value
than the amount Of taxes necessary tc
make good roads. This fact becomes
painfully apparent when the farmer
must use four horses to draw only half
q ton over roads that could be put in
such condition as to permit Of heavy
wagon and ton load to be drawD
by two horses.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
The LAWYERS Right to Weep.

|, The Supreme Court Of Tennessee
has decided that a lawyer has the
right to shed tears to influence the
verdict of q jury, and, in fact, says
that if he can bring tears to his eyes
at will he is derelict If he, neglects
to do so. The. case was one in which
the defendant had appealed on the
ground that the weeping Of the attor
ney for the plaintiff had unduly infiu.
enced the Jury. The court found that
the point had never been raised be.
fore, and asserted that the manner Of
defense must be left largely to the
judgment Of attorneys. Some" said
the judge, IDEAL wholly in logic argu.
ment without any establishment. 9th
ers use Rhetorical and occasional
flights of fancy and imagination. 9th.
ers rely upon noise End gesticulation,
earnestness of manner and vehenence
Of speech. Others appeal to the pas
sions, prejudices and sympathies Of
the jury. Others combine all Of these
modes" He declares that no cast
iron rule should be made, but that
tears have always been considered
legitimate arguments before jury,
and would appear to be one of the
natural rights of counsel, as it would
be difficult to decide whether or not
the emotion was natural IF such
point should be raised. He saws O
trial judge should not interfere with
the shedding Of tears unless they are
indulged in - such an excess as to
impede. embarrass, or delay the bust.
ness before the court. ."-Ch;cago Trib.
unp N'aN '.H."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
NIandarins Live In Luxurx.

Pekin is much like all Chinese cities
-picturesquely confusing and terribly
dirty. Streets run in the most bizarre
fashion, aimlessly wandering from bad
to worse, fringed on both sides by
novels and palaces in confusion. Dogs
and pigs meander about with beggars
and unkempt children and weird odors
overwhelm the traveller. Of course,
in the outlying hills the rich manda-
rims live in luxury and have beautiful
palaces with every comfort. Idyllic
gardens surround these homes and the
landscape gardener is given full scope.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
SUFFERING AND RELIEF
Three Letters from Mrs. Johnson,
Showing that Lydia q. Pink
ham g Vegetable Compound
Cures the Ills Of Women
Wrote for rIrs. Pinkllam's Advics
November, 1897

November, 1897
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Il am great
sufferer, have much trouble through
the lower part Of my bowels, and I am
writing to you for advice. Menses are
irregular and scanty, am troubled with
leucorrhsa, and I ache so through my
back and down through my loins. I
have spells Of bloating very badly,
sometimes will be very large and other
times very much reduced. ."-MRs. CHAs.
E. JOHNSON, Box 33, Rumford Center,
Maine, Nov. 20, 1897.
Improvement Reported December,
1897
,"DEAR Mrs. P1NKHAM:-I wish to
teIlyou that am improving in health.
I ani ever so much better than when
wrote before. The trouble through
the lower part of bowels is better and
I am not bloeted so badly. Twas very
much swollen through the abdomen
before took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. I still have feel
ing of fulness across my chest. have
used three bottles of it and am on the
fourth. ."-MRs. CHAs. E. JOHNSON, Box
80, Rumford Center, Maine, Dec. 13, 1897.
Enjoying Good Health June, 1899
"DEAR Mrs. PINKAAM Since year
ago have been taking your medicine,
and am now strong and enjoying good
health. ! have not been so we'll for
three years, and feel very thankful to
you for what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound has done for me. !
would advise oil who suffer with fe-
male troubles to try your incidence
MRS. CHAs. E. JOHNSON, Box 33, Rum.
ford Center, Maine, June /, 1899.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
Attacked IN . Boat by . Turtle.

John. Fisher, Of Romney, w. Va-
while following his outline In tho
south branch of the Potomac. landed
two turtles, the larger weighing about
forty pounds. In lifting the latter tur.
tie into the boat the hook broke and
the turtle at once began attack on
Fisher, chasing him; fro lene end Of
the boat 10 the other. ne lad nothing
tosdefend himself with xeept a pad
die. The battle lasted N Anutes, the
turtle kissing and shS I6g great vic
iousness. 1T fnaily got back into the
water. Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
Good Hens.

A young married lady who moved
into the country from a city home con-
sidered the keeping of hens Dis a pleas
ant and profitable duty. As she be-
came more absorbed in8the Tiursuit,
her enthusiasm increased, and hens
and their care were the favorite SUBJ
ject of her thoughts and conversation.
During one of her animated descrip-
ton of her success a friend inquired:
"Are your hens good hens?"
"Oh, yes," she~replied in a delighted
tone. "They3 haven't laid a bad egg
yetW-Buffa1o Courier. q
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
An Umbrella Story.

Two men alighted from a tran Al
a railroad station. They knew one
another, but were not together. IL
was raining. One carried an umbrella
the other did not. The umbrellaless
one, seeking shelter, edged up to his
friend and touched him on the sllou-'
der. What was his astonishment as
the umbrella-carrier, with dctectlor
writ large on his face, turned anu sald
rs he hauded the umbrella over, Here
it is. I didn't know it was yours"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
lorirl1 =, Meaning Of "rankard."

4, The word tankard was originally ap-
Piled to a heavy and large vessel Of
wood banded with metal, in which to
carry water. Smaller wooden drink
Ing tankards were substantially made
and used throughout Europe, and
were occasionally brought here by the
colonists. A plainly shaped wood
tankard, made. of slaves and hoops,
is contained in q collection at Deer,
field Memorial Hall. It was found in
the house Of Rev. Eli Moody. ....
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
IAN Locate Storm Centre.

". A. Eddy, the famous kiteiler' mas
demonstrated by sending up Leyden
lars with kites that the atmosphere is
always charged with electricity. One
may draw sparks when there is not
cloud in sight. Upon the approach OF
thunderstorm, however, tie atnl?s'
pheric electricity becomes intcn*!llcd'
so that it is possible to judge from the
length Of the spark how far away the
storm centre is.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
AsItiS in China,

The question Of domestic service in
China is by far an easier problem
than I'M many other countries. In
China q rich man gets as many sery-
ants as he wants, and yet he pays
them no wages, while the common
people have to pay them well. Even
then they are' hard to get, for the reaE
son that the employe Of the rich man
can make more than triple the ordi'
nary wages in perquisitcs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
Weighs Grain by the Ton.

One of the huge grain houses on the
docks at Liverpool has lately installed
q acknowledging machine which Is q
marvel Of accuracy and rapidity. AS
the grain passes through the hopper
1t is weighed and discharged, the ca
pacity Of the machine being 150 tons
per hour.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
DISCOMFORT
after MEALS

Feeling oppressed with sensation OF
STIFFNESS and finding the Food both to dis.
tend and painfully hang like q heavy
weight at the pit OF the Stomach, are symp-
toms OF Indigestion. With these the sui.
ierers will often have Constipation, Inward
Piles, FuIlness OF the Blood in the Head,
A:idity ofthe Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn,
Headache, Disgust OF Food, Gaseous Eruc-
Choking or Suffocating Sensations when in
q lying posture, Dizziness on rising sud
denly, Dots or Webs before the Sight, Fever
ana Duli Pain In the Head, Deficiency OF
,Persplratlon, Yellowness OF the Skin and
Eyes, Pain ip the Side, Chest, Limbs and
snddeu Fluslies OF Heat. A iew doses OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

Thieves are having a merry time of
it within the Jurisdiction of the police.
station, Haripur. A lady Of a respect
able family was sleeping on the roof
of her house. Some culprit at night
took away seven out of ten earrings
from one Of her ears. The injury
caused to the ear may oe imagined
Lahore Qndia) Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
Electric power is being increasingly
used on some large western farms for

There is more Catarrh IN this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed tobe
pronounced it local disease, and pTescribed
local remedies. and, by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced II In
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be q
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. j. Cheney q Co.. Toledo,
Ohio, is the only constitutional cureson the
market. 1t is taken internally in dosee from
the blood and mucous surfaces Of Syssem.
They offer one hundred dollars fot any, case
1t fails to cure. Send for cirodl and Testi-
Sold by Druggists S6c. q n
Halls Family Pills are the best. !+S
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
Growing Lavendar in England.

At the village of wellington, near
Croydon, England, lavender-growing,
as commercial undertaking, Is pros
pering in greater degree than ever
before, while peppermint. pennyroyal,
rosemary and camomile are also grown.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

Most counterfeit documents are de-
tected through some individual pecul-
iarity of the counterfeiter Of which he
himself is not aware.
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FIorida anal tho Sousn,u

The Southern Railway, with its perfect
service, is ow handling very large blhness
The system operate through Sleeping Car
service rom New York to Atlanta, Montgom-
cry, Mobile, New. Orleans Chattanooga, Biz
mtngham, Meridian, Memphis Nsehg1He
and Tampa; Also Pullman Tourist Sleeping
Cars Washington to San Francisco. Dining
Car serxice'on all through trains. For infor-
Eastern Pass'r Agt, llS5 Broadway, New York
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

$Ifyou want"good digestions to malt up
On your appetite you should alWays chew
bar OF Adams Pepslns sTutti Eruttts asr
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Dye.ng is as simpleas washing when you
Suse PUTNAM FApELEss DYES. Sold by all
6Spggists. g.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

The Manufacturers Of Carters Ink have had
lorty years experience IN making II and they
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

The East Prsscriptien Hsr, Chills s
End Fever 10 s,bottls Of GRovxsS TisFEIysg
CELL TONIC. Il Is simply iron and quinine In
! tsstoless form. No curs-ne epnY. Price 600.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

FITS permansntiy ctres No ntsor nervous.
aess after first days uss 0f Dr. Kline,s Great
ssTs HessSsss EssS Sss F..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

Nearly sixty per cent. of al Russians
are unable to read or write. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

Each Siamese mandarin has his own
theatre. - -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

Mrs. Winslow 3 Soothing Syrup for children
tssthing, softens the gums, reduces intsmnia-
tion, aliays pain. cures wind collie. 25c. bottle.
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.., To Cure Cold IN Ono Day.
Fake LAXATIVE BRoAo QuINrNI TABLETS. An
1ruggists refund the money II IL fails to cure.
:. W. GRovl's signature ts on each box. 2Sc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

An autograph letter of Washington Irv-
ing sold. in London the other day for $40.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

It costs Chicago's automobiles $40 for
each repair of punctured tire sSS yil "a,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

S.SYaipariso, Chile imports yearly, about
10000 barrels of Portland cement,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
sUWwUUUUUU
RINGS (
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

n ANY years ago there lived
N in an Eastern land mobile
! man who owned ring of
priceless value. The stone
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Chinese history extends back to $500
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

The worlds wheat cropF in 1893 was
& ISIS. .O00, 600 bushels. ssr 73tN-'
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The medicine which for the past gu years
has held tho record for successfully rlu-
ding children Of these pests is Frey's
Vermifuge-made entirely from vege-
table products, containing>no calome!. 70
cts. at druggists, country stores or by mail,
postpaid. E. q s. TREY. Baltimore. Md.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections OF throat and iungs;MooWA
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To become a soldier is humiliation in
China.
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OItSINI IAN, UIN I1Ioe
automobile owners are still
trying to solve the veXatious
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

ADVERTISING Fxrs! q gn!s Ms1sA PAfss ss
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IN CHILDREN ARE
veritable d EN- o II 8,
and must be quickly
removed or serious
rpsuIts NAV follow.
, 1900-07-02
PUBLIC NOTICE,

By virtue of The ordinance of the city
council entitled can ordinance prohib-
iting the explosion of fire crackers upon
the streets and alleys Of the City OF
Laramie" approved or the 18th day OF
August, 1899. notice Is hereby given
that the said ordinance is hereby sus-
pended during the 4th and 9Th days of
July, 1900, subject to the following re-
strictions, to-wit:
The city marshal and all peace off,
GERS Of the City OF Laramie shall have
full power and authority to order the
explosion Of cannon, f~irecrackers, guns
or any explosive Or combustible ma
terial to cease at any time or place
when in their judgment it may be
deemed advisable, and if any person
or persons shall continue to explode or
discharge any gun, firecracker or other
thing containing powder or other ex-
plosive material, after having been YER
bally notified by any peace officer of
the City Of Laramie to desist, the per-
mission hereby granted shall be
revoked and the person or per-
sons offending shall be forth
with arrested by such peace officer ami
he held subject to the penalties Of the
said ordinance.
Dated this End day of July, 1900.
W. A. JONES.
Acting Mayor.
, 1900-07-02
A STORY,
John McGill Tells His Side of the Dwy-
err Affair.

Hon. John McGill voluntarily appear
ed before Justice Hayford today to an
swer to the charge of assault with in
tent to kill preferred by a sheepherder
named Dwyer, who claims that McGill
struck him over the head with a pistol
and took a shot at him with a rife.
Mr.. McGill's story puts an entirely
different face upon the matter. Dwyer
had been abusing and insulting every
body about the place and had made
threats of all kinds. Mr.. McGill fin
ally lost patience with the fellow and
discharged him. After cursing around
for a while, Dwyer struck at Mr.. Nc
Gill and the latter retaliated by hitting
him with his fist, and not with the butt
of his revolver. Dryer then started
away. saying he was. going to get a gun
and kill Mr.. McGill. The latter picked
up a toy rifle belonging to his young
son and fired a short or two into the
air with the intention of frightening
Dwyer. Mr.. McGill has good witnesses
tc prove his side Of the story and when
the case m to trial, If it ever does,
an acquittal is bound to follow.
This is a busy season with ranchmen,
and Mr.. McGill could not, without in
jury to his business, leave the ranch
at the present time for the purpose Of
coming to Laramie for a preliminary
hearing, and he therefore waived ex-
animation and asked to be bound over
to the next term of the district court.
Bond was placed at $500, and his own
recognizance was accepted.
1t was said by a prominent legal au-
thority today that Mr.. McGill would
undoubtedly be discharged on prelimi-
nary examination II he could find time
to attend.
Dryer has a bad reputation and it is
stated hat good cases could be made
against him for assault, using language
calculated to provoke an assault, and
malicious mischief. At the ranch one
day he claimed he was not getting
enough air in his sleeping compart-
nent and to remedy the matter he
tore down a part Of the building.
, 1900-07-02
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.
Ice cream, any quantity at Nays.

Ice cream, any quantity at Mays.
Justice Hayford collected $29 from
three drunks who were arraigned be-
fore him this morning.
And still they come. Henry, jobs
and Peter Riley were today grained a
license to retail liquors at Tie Siding.
Eleven cars of sheep were fed at the
Laramie yards yesterday, and fifteen
carloads Of horses are being fed to-
day.
Union cottage prayer meeting, Tues.
day evening, at Mrs. Walkers, 1O4 Ce.
dar street on the West Side. All are
invited. D.
In the district court Saturday Ella
Campbell was granted a divorc, frulr
Samuel R. Campbell, on the ground o
desertion and ~non-support.
The Fourth of July program com
mittee announces that an old mans
race has been added to the novelty fea.
lures Of the afternoons program. Il
will be a tifty-yard event, with IS fol
first money and $3.50 for second.
The singing at St. Matthews cathe.
dral last evening was exceptionally
fine and an unusually large audience
was present. Special music will b
provided at all Sunday evening ser.
vices at st, Matthew'S during the sum
mer.
Entries for the horse races will close
as each race is called. Those who de
sire to enter beforehand, may do sc
by calling on Joseph Lohlein at the
Laramie saddlery company's store
The judges will be appointed on the
afternoon Of the races. In the COW,
pony race, all horses must be saddlet
with cowboy saddles.
Attention is called to the notice II
another column in regard to the explo.
sion of fire works. The city official.
are willing that the people should en-.
joy themselves, but they feel called up
on to take every precatuion to prevenr
, 1900-07-02
FULL LINE OF MEMS BELTS.
G, s. Greenbaum,
Furnisher and Halter.
THE CRAWFORD COMPANY.

This excellent combination of actors
appeared Saturday night in a dramati-
cation of Mrs. Henry Woods eelebrat-
ed East Lynne The performance
was a competent n in every respect,
Efie Darling as the erring heroine
eXcelling herself.
Manager Marquardt has prevailed on
Mr.. Crawford to cancel tonight and to-
morrow night and remain in Laramie
for two nights longer. Tonight the
sensational melodrama, "The Dangers
of a Great City will be presented with
all its great scenic effects and ladies
will be admitted free. A very large
house should greet this company, the
best ever appearing at popular prices
in Laramie.
, 1900-07-02

Daily Republican only Soc a month.
, 1900-07-02

fires and runaways, and announce that
they will strictly enforce the provisions
of the proclamation if a tendency 10
excess is exhibited.
Kingsbury, or Rocky, the man who
was shot last week near Sherman by
the old man, Mcintyre, refuses to
swear to a complaint, and in conse-
quence the effort to capture Mcintyre
has been abandoned.
Yesterday was probably the best fish
ing day of the season. Almost without
exception, every returning party re-
ported splendid success on all
streams. The Big Laramie is said to
have been fairly boiling over with hun
cry troutand many phenomenal catches
were made. The Little Laramie was
alive with the speckled beauties and
the smaller streams in the neighbor-
hood also rendered up many basketfuls
of the finest fish that grows.
A disastrous wreck occurred at Medi-
cine Bow last night about 6 o'clock, but
fortunately no one was injured. A
switch had been left open and an east
bound special come along, ran on to
the side-track and crashed into a west
bound freight train which was waiting
for the special. Three engines were
badly demolished and ten cars ditched,
The main line was blocked for several
hours. Passenger trains Nos. 6 and 2
did not reach Laramie until after G
o'colck this morning.
, 1900-07-02
1 UMBE II

I am receiving several cars per week Of
Lumber, Laths, Shingles and other kinds Of
Building Material. and am prepared to quote.
you very lowest prices.