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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16
AN ANTARCTIC CASTS.
A Queer Discovery Made During the
Recent Expedition.

A Queer Discovery Made During the
Recent Expedition.
Recent Antarctic discoveries, by the
Belgian expedition, are described in the
Century by Frederick A. Cook, of
Brooklyn whose article is fully Illus
trated. can oasis in q snowy wilder
ness" is the phrase he employs in char
.acterizlng q certain bit of.the Antarctic
land.
Being still unwilling to advance into
the unknown region before us while ell
shrouded in mist, we drew near a prom
inent mountain peak to make a debark-
ment. This peak was a perpendicular
cliff, free of snow to the sea shore. 1t
was one of a number extending far into
the southeast, as we learned on the fol-
lowing day. We made a debarkment ut
its base. Here was life in p%rofusion, as
indeed there was IN every rock where
life could gain q footing. The noise from
the birds. which re-echoed from cliff to
cliff, was deafening. The lower rocks
were lined with snoring and grunting
sea leopards. Columns of vapor rose
above the water, followed by a hiss like
that Of O steam engine, and a second
later the blue back of a whale, with its
long fin and p%onderous tail, dashed the
water into a foamy whirlpool. The
great wall Of land ice rose to each side
Of the black cliff, which gave III a shelf
US a landing place. From this wall came
frequent sounds like the explosion Of n
cannon, which were followed by a
splash and q commotion in the water.
With such reports parts Of the wall
would constantly break away and fall
into a million pieces, strewing the wa
ter with small fragments of ice, but not
! with icebergs. Above us rose a cliff to
an altitude Of about 1000 feet; out from
this were projecting mantel-like rocks,
which served as resting places for corr
morants and-s sea gulls.
Here the young ones, dressed in gray
down, coaxed their mothers for food.
We expected to see the little things drop
from the narrow resting places, to be
destroyed on our heads or on the rocks
below, but such an accident rarely hap
pencd. Our greatest surprise here was
the discovery of large quantities of
moss and lichens, which gave the spot
an unexpected appearance of vegetable
life and color. After seeing nothing but
fee and black rocks for so many days.
this sight of green and brown and red
amid an endless eNpanse of icy desert
was a great relief. 1t was an oasis in Il
snowy wilderness.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16
MONEY WOMEN GAVE.
THE YEAR 1899 HAS AN uN.
EQuALED RECORD.
American Women Have Given the
Enormous Sum of $16,OOO,OOO to
Purposes of Public Good Many
Worthy Charities Assisted.

The gifts OF women during 1880 for
purposes Of public good aggregate a
sum of $16,OOO,OOO. OF this amount the
largest single sum is Mrs. Stanford's
100000 and Mrs. Bradlcy's 100000
is the next largest. The total gifts and
requests for the five years-1S03
through 1S07-in this country was more
than $780, 600, OOO-that is gifts from
private fortunes for public uses. OF
this $45, 100000 was given during 1897.
In 1898. in New York City alone $685.
100000 was given away i'll charity. Dur
ing the same year. the gifts of thirty
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16
built and endowed by Mrs. Blaine. will
represent an outlay of s5oo.o op.

represent an outlay of $780, oo.
At the commencement at Vassar Col.
lege in June it. was anpouncod that
Miss Katharine Tuttle had given a $40.
900 scholarship in memory of her sis
ter. and Mrs. Caroline Swift .Atwater,
Of Poughkeepsic, to build a new infirm.
ary, had donated $4,000.
From Mrs. William Beidon Noble. of
Washington. Harvard University has
received a gift otSoO.O00 to endow a lee
tureship in memory OF her husband. a
graduate OF the class of 1885. Another
gift Of $4,000 was received by the uni
versity from the family of John Simp.
kins for the Lawrence Scientific School,
and still another $1,000 from Mrs. Fred.
erick 7. Philips, of Lawrence, II. j. The
money is to establish a fund, the INCOME
Of which is to be expended annually In
the purchase Of books for the college
library in the department Of English
literature. The gift is In memory Of the
donors brother.
\ new dormitory to- 10 erected q
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16
|%COBDENITE DIATRIBE.
FREE.TRAoeRs HATE THE AMER.
tCAN POLICY. -
They Demand a Sweeping Tariff En-
actment that Shall Drive Every
vcstige of Protection Out of Our
Financial System. !.

The Boston Herald finds in the pend
ing reciprocity treaties and in the Prop
osition to bring Porto Rico into the
American tariff system a convenient
occasion for venting its free-trade
spleen. Lapsing into Cobdenite dia-
tribe, this irrcconcilable protestant
against the facts of history and the
logic Of events savagcly assaiis the
whole system of protection to Ameri-
can labor and industry rs the product
Of log-rolling and lobbying. Thus:
"a used his influence to secure, favors
of B, c, d and q, on the understanding
that these latter were to use their in
f1uence to help him pull certain chest
nuts out Of the Congressional fire; but
under these reciprocal trade treaties A
and B think that they r likely to lose
a part Of their ill-gotten spoils, and
hence they call upon G. D and E, and
the whole remaining alphabet of inter-
ests as well, to assist them in defend
ing themselves against this invasion.
As there has to be loyalty between log
rollers as we'll as honor among thieves,
the others are. likely to respond to this
appeal by doing what, they can to de-
feat the Objectionable proposition"
There you have the typical free-trade
conception of an economic system
whose results are the marvel of the
civilized world. The men who supplied
the information which enabled Con-
gress to frame successful tariff laws
are characterized as selfish ~conspira-
tors against the general good, and by
~indirection arc stamped MS "thieves."
OF course the Boston Herald has q rem
edy to propose. 1t is to abolish protec-
ton absolutely and get back 20 the plat
form of free trade pure and simple:
I'VE r thus in our policy, both inter
national and national, the slaves Of
these Industrial tyrants which tho pro-
tective system has built up. Apparently
the only way that we are to relieve
ourselves of these old men of the sea-
is to hurl them from our shoulders by
Il sweeping tariff enactment which
shall drive every vcstigc of protection
out of II fiscal system, and impose
taxes only upon those commodities
from which we hope to obtain a rev.
enue, and on those at such n point,
high OF low, as seems best calculated
to bring about the desired result
Congressman Hopkins was right in
contending in his Form article that
the tariff is still Il live issue. 1t is true
that there are not at present a very
large number of frce-trade propagan-
dists who are so frank and so foolllardy
as the Boston Herald writer above
quoted. There are. however. many who
believe rs lie does, but are restrained
by considerations of prudence from
saying so i'll plain words.-Amcrican
Economist.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16

sored by the Ledger, would be to re-
move the tariff altogether from certain
articles, and we should soon have, not
only the international trust, which
could defy tariffs, but the whole tariff
and revenue problem would be newly
complicated. 1t is rather surprising
that Republican papers should recon-
mend any such course. They prove
thereby how really d~eep-seated the in
dignation against the trusts is. But let
the country honestly try direct and spe-
cifc penal legislation before invoking
free trade as an antitrust ally.-Pitts-
burg Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16
Brief News Item..

Beers say the British are using ar.
mor-piercing shells.
Henry. ]. Fitzgcrald's trunk factory.
Chicago. burned. Loss $4,000.
Bandits in a private steamer robbed
the priests at Nam-noi, China. of $5,UOC
worth Of valuablcs.
requests made to priests for saying
masses for the repose Of the soul are liz
Aleyto 4 legacy tax.
He War aud Interior Department,
4 win combine to keep order among the In
Ulaas q western Colorado.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16
A Humble Request.

MA, may I so out to play?v
NO: you must sit still where you
are"
Pause.
MA, may l go down into the kitch.
eng"
NO; I want you to sit perfect,
quiet"
Pause.
MA. mayn't 1 sit, on the door ano
play marblesw &
81 have told you twice that I wan,
you to sit just where you are and be
quiet, and l mean exactly wha. I say.r
Pause.
INA, may'I grow?"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16
Lake Mariners Good s.,lor.,

Lake sailormcn are reputed to be
the best sailors. 1t is said that a sailor
may cross the Atlantic without danger
Of running into an island, and he may
hardly see more than two or three
ships during the entire voyage. but ON
the lakes 1t IL just tho othG way.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16

II a woman looks conntented and l,ap.
~, It 10 usually . sign that abe is q
widow, and that her late husband had
q lot Of life insurance.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16
Forced to Enjoy Prospcrity.


Gen. John IL. Gordon. commenting
upon the wave of Southern prosperity,
says that the North and East will have
to keep a sharp lookout or else the
manufacturing interests of the South
will overtake and catclrthem. That is
all right; but isn't it about time for the
South to help the North and East in
the work of voting for prosperity? II.
the South could have her way she
would vote her own manufactures out
of existence. Her prosperity has been
forced upon her by the voters of the
North and East."-Benton (Ill.) Repu-
lican.
Bryan and the Money Question.
Mr.. Bryan, making II pass at the
money question in his Cincinnati
speech, is reported to have said he
had been asked to drop the problem,
but there was no mar in the nation big
enough to- let that question fall" Who:
ever made this particular request of
Mr.. Bryan was guilty Of d~iscourtcsy.
When the money question is dropped
MI. Bryan also will drop. While stands
the money question Bryan sail stand;
when falls the money question Bryan
shall fall. 1t isn't polite to ask him
to kill Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Strange Indeed.
A shoe manufacturer in Brockton,
Mass, stated one day this week: s'To-
morrow I shall open in London, on a
principal street, n of the largest
stores in that great city for mems
shoes. Other American manufacturers
are able to compete with the best prod
ucts of the boot and shoe industry in
France and Germany" It is very
strange how all such things as this
come only in Republican times, and
yet the Democrats say TINT Republi.
canism has nothing to do with it
Des Moines UOwa) State Register.
sNH n NN,ra~SA~n- $50 a-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16
A Conspiracy,

That wages ARE being raised all over
the country is doubtless due to q con-
spiracy among certain persons who
want to give the Republicans campaign
material In order to defeat Nj. bryan
next year. Cleveland Leader.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16

Every dog has his day, but a ma
who lights = duel has only q second.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16
SUPERINTENDENT.

"The week was the most eventful in
the history of labor for almost q dec
ade," says a Pittsburg dispatch of Jan.
s. What made it SO eventful was the
fact that during the preceding week
$4,000 men, of whom one-half are en-
ploycd in and around Pitsburg, had
their wages raived, or received notice
Of an increase in the near future. The
Carnegie Steel Company, Jones &
Laughlin, the United States Glass Com.
pany, the National Glass Company and
the American Steel and Wire Company
are large employers of labor that an
nounced wage increases ranging from
5 to 10 per cent, to take effect Jan. /.
All the puddlers employed in mills con-
trolled by the Amalgamated Associaf
ton Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers are
figuring on an increase Of from 10 to
over 20 per cent, and the union carpen.
ters have been assured an advance on
May.1. The tin-plate-workers are also
figuring on another increase. .
These are evcntfuli times for Ameri.
can labor. They began to he evcntfuI
early in November, 1896, when the cleo
ton Of William Mckinley vas made
known, and they have been growing
more and more cventful ever since.
Brave but Injudicious.
History records the existence of q
billy goat, dear to the heart of his mas.
ter, but generally objected to by the
community on account of his bucking
proclivities. Nothing was exempt from
his attack, and success only made him
more and more aggressive. One day
he felt unusually p%ugnacious, and in
this frame of mind he wandered down
on the railroad. Just then an express
train came in sight. 1t was drawn by
the most powerful engine in the coun.
try, called General Prosperity. Billy
saw it and prepared for the battle OF
his life. As it approached he got him
self in position and buckcd. The result
was disastrous. Billy lay bleeding and
dead by the roadside. and General
Prosperity. with its train, passed on.
Hearing of Billy's death. his owner
strolled down to where he lay and thus
soliloquizcd: "Oh, Billy, why did you
try it! Billy. you We're Il nice goat; you
! We're not afraid of anything, Billy; you
were the bravest goat 1 cver saw; but
Billy, damn your judgmcnt!!"-I'rcc
port 0ll.) journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-16

ting. who contributes $4,000 a year to
the sick poor of Newport, Il. L.: Mrs.
.Nnson Phelps Stokes. $1,000, and Miss
Elizabeth plankintou, of Milwaukee,.
Wis. SlUU. 600.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07

Messrs. ]. U. Wardlaw; J. L. Kennedy and,
T. j. Britt, were among the representatives Of
Belle View. In our city Saleday. I,"5
The valley town. (Mount CarmeD was up 10
Messrs. John W. Morrah, T. @. Baker and.
John R. Tarrant. .ss,
Link was represented by Messrs. Suther-
DR.. George Neel, OF Greenwood, was In the
city last Monday on professional business.
Mr.. II. d. Reese lett last week for q bu ,iness
Mr.. and Mra. r. o. Edwards spent last Mon.
day in the city with hom efolks. .t b. "
Miss Lizzie and Miss Willie Ables, two
pretty young ladies from Long Cane town
and brought with them magnificent bouquet
of lovely flowers for their friend, Mss Mary
Hemphill. Such flowers would adorn and
make beautiful any city garden.
ducting the dedication SERVICES OF salem
Church. His brother, Rev. w. w. Daniel, OF
Columbia, will conduct services In his stead
In the Methodist Church.
OUR SICK FOLK. ...l o..
Mrs. Rosser, who has been quite sick for the
past week, Is up again and at her place oi
bust ness.
the city OF Greenville. is much better at this
writing.
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. D.
Bark sdale, of this city, sympathiZe with tnefn
III Tue bSNcIO "hiSh thSS,
now passing, the extreme illness of their little
daughter OF three years and sincerely nope
she will be spared to them. a..
Mr.. w. P. Ferguson is improving under the
electric treatment of DR.. l.. T. Hill. - "g
CHRISTMAS GOODS FOR EVERYBODY.
The Speed Drug Company have beautiful
line of Christmas goods, q look ut them will
convince you they are the firm to sell You
anything In this line.
W. T. Branch has just received present OF
a splendid ~ pound cheese from his cousin In
Vermont. 1t is all cheese.
The Speed Drug Company have just receiv-
ed a lot of beautiful show cases which are fill.
goods.
L. W. WHITE IN THE LEAD.
Captain White has his three" large stores
filled to overfiowing with every conceivable
kind of merchandise which he ia selling at
the right prices, as is evidenced by the crowds
of people that throng his stores every day
carrying of wagon loads Of goods. See bis
new advertisement in this Issue. He 10 Offer
ing bargains in many lines. In their cloth.
Ing department you will find full line OF
celebrated "Vital'' brand the best tailored
clothing In the world" .f.-
w. JOEL SMITH u SON..
In addition to the large stock OF general
| merchandise kept by this old reliable
| firm, they have added this season an i'm.
mense stock of "C hristmas toys" 10 please the
| little folks. Give them q call when in the
city, and polite and attentive clerks will
show you through their stock and save You
money.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
l.. w. Whites Locals.

Our clothing trade goes brlskiy on, notwith
standing the mild weather. Come and secure
your suit and overcoat so that you will be pre-
pared for Winter when 1t does come.
When In need of good shoes be sure to buy
those made by Hamilton Brown Company.
Sold only In Abbeville by L. w. White.
Go to L. w. Whites store and provide your
self with suits OF. underwear. They will pre-
serve your health and keep you warm and
com Portable during the coming Winter.
The second installment OF mems and boys
hats and caps has Just arrived at the store of
l.. w. White. II you want stylish hat or a
com Portable cap, this is the place to find IT,
Remember that you can always find at L.
w. Whites clothing store the very best as:
sortment of shirts and collars, neck wear and
handkerchiefs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07

This Is q fair per cent. on an eight thousand
dollar farm. It is true the seasons have been
the best for twenty years, yet the crop suffered
both on account OF too much rain at one time
and not sufficient later on during the grow
ing season. This is fine showing for lS0
acres of land; a magnificent showing com
iautic States east OF the Mississippi. Mr.. BIS
balance sheet would have shown up some
seven or eight hundred dollars better had he
planted wheat, but this crop he neglected
iaRt fall.
Land in this beautiful valley Is out of sight.
These Raw HI iders know good thing when
they zee 1t, and l advise no one without al
least I've thousand dollars in capital TO come
out here. This Is a mighty good country ior
a poor and lazy man TO stay out o[
r j. Y. Jones.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07

ond rngs In heat the band. j. D. Kerr.
If You Want-Dress Goods, Silks or MILL
merry go to Haddon's.
A lot of copyright Novels just received
DuPre's Book Store
The best line OF Stationery ever brought TO
Abbeville, at DuPre's Book Store
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07
''BosQUE COUNTY, sIRl"
The Rest Place in Texas Good Conn.
{, q try for q Man swifh Money and
- Energy. {t..s; = i5i4

Cleburne, Texas; Oct. 81, 1900.
I have been very busy for the last few days,
and am afraid this letter Will arrive TOO late
AS 1 told you, I arrived in Meridian a! very
tired man, but Bob and my sister. .1n-laW
made 1t exceedingly pleasant during my
short stay Of twelve days. idevSted most ss,o Si
catching channel cats In the Bosque. which is
famous for Its channel cats,-and gathering
pecans. The crop Of pecans this year Is SIM
ply out Of sight and the flavor is exquisite.
pound per day, and feel now like school
boy home on his vacation, as full Of life as
Ben Tillman Is Of demagoguery. -'
About twelve or fifteen years ago there was
capitalists from the East looking into the ca
pabilities OF the West and: Southwest. A
keen, shrewd unscrnpulousi capitalist, Jay
Gould by name, rose in the meeting remark
M II learn from friend that MIR Thomas yDa-
Wis, who Is authority upon Texas 1s present.
II so, will Mr.. Hill stand up. Ifagreeable to
lions 5 SIN In regard g to the the Lone Star state"
An old gentleman rose TO his feet remark
Ing: Hst \"
"Mr Gould, am the man and will take
pleasure In giving; You any ineormstion IN
"Mr. Davis, how long have you resided IN
Texas?" 80 .. =.
.Forty years.,sir." ~.
"Mr. Davis, in your judgment what county
or section has the best water and the most OF
itP - l.s... ...
.Bosoue county. SIR" t.'..Is
"What county is best adapted TO the raising
Of vegetables PUulsTy hogs and fruit''
what county, Mr.. Davis, do you think
best adapted to the raising Of cattle, horses,
sheep. &o?" ... ~.
"Bosoue county, sir" q .-. ..
What county do You think the healthiest?"
"Bosque county, sir"
1t may sound strange that q county In the
so. called dry State OF Texas should grow such
q umerous variety of,things needed by the
human family, but find upon q close and
patient Investigation Of the claims OF Mr.
Davis for hls favorite county. Of Bosque,
which is the identical opinion now OF Bob, Is
not far wide Of the mark. Bosque county,
central Texas, is. in my judgment, for the
farmer, planter and cattle man com bined, as
near paradise as Texas can afford. The
county has six towns, each large enough to
sustain its own newspaper, and one town
with two-M eridian. The Bosque Valley rum
ming nearly east and west is f1fty.two miles
long, and from one TO i've miles wide. and the
crops on It this year are simply immense and
overwhelming. AS an illustration will give
you the result OF one interview out OF a score
that had with farmers In this beautiful and
magnificent Bosque valley.
Mr.. B. had $50 acres IN cultivation-G00.acre
farm. Four horses did the work. Yield:
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We have more wind ow
shades and curtain poles than
we know what to do with.
Come down and get what you
want. McDlll & Lyon.

When you go home and your neighbor tells
you what the Speed Drug Co., did Sor him,
you msy be sorry you did not look them up
for books. states, crayon, glass or anything In
the drug line.
Pretty jardiniers cheep at Morse's for the
balance of the season.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-07

and do 80 cheaper than any Insurance Com
pany In existence.
that ours is the safest and cheapest plan Of
Insurance known.
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BOARD DIRECTORS.

P. B. Callison and Joseph Lake, YeIdelI
Township.
P. B. Calllson, ]. Add. Calhoun and Joseph
Lake. KirkReys Township.
Townsend, Fellowship Township.
J. Add. Calhoun, Joseph Lake and X. w
Townsend, Brooks Township.
J. W. Lyon and A. K. Watson, Indian Hill
Township.
Abbeville, 8. G., Jan. II, 1900