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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21

Mckinley has been reelected Prcsi-
dent by the highest electoral vote ever
given a candidate for the Presidency.
McKinlcy's plurality of the popular
vote is about 550,O0O This plurality
in 1896 was 6O3,514. Mckinley has
carried all the States regarded as
doubtful. including Indiana, Illinois,
Ohio and Maryland. He has gained
Kansas, South Dakota, Utah, Wash
ington and Wyoming. The next Con.
gress will be Republican by slightly
increased majorities.
NEW YORK.
New York City. - The State
of New York has given plurality of
over 10000 to William Mckinley, Re-
publican candidate for President and
a plurality of less than 10000 to B. B.
Odell. Jr., Republican candidate for
Governor. Odell ran considerably
behind Mckinley throughout the State,
while Stanchf1eld's vote was slightly
in excess of Bryan's.
Throughout the State the election
for Representatives in Congress re-
suited in the success Of twenty-five
Republicans and Of only twelve Demo
Gratis.
The election gives the Republicans a
safe working majority of 10 In the
Senate and 56 in the Assemblyf, The
Resublicans have a majority off Y on
:j6int ballot.
y The State officers elected aref Gov
ernor, B. B. Odell, Jr.; Lieutenant
Governor, Timothy L. Woodruff3 Sec,
retary of State John I. McDonaugh;
Controller, sEsasHps C. Knight; State
Treasurer John ?. Jaeckel; Attorney
General, John G.. Davies; Engineer
and Surveyor, Ed&ard A. Bond. q /.
The Supreme Coprt Justices elected
in the First judicial District are Ed
ward Patterson, the nominee Of both I
the Republican and Democratic par
ties. and P. Henry Dugro, Democrat.
Bryan carried Greater New YORK by q
plurality Of 27,621. Mckinley carried
Kings County by plurality Of 3044::
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21
RHODE ISLAND,

Providence, r. I.-McKinley's proba-
BILE majority in Rhode Island is $4,000.
In 1896 it was 22.978 Both Republi-
can congressman were elected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21
OREGON,

Portland. Ore.-Almost complete re-
turns from all but six of the thirty-two
counties in Oregon give Mckinley
plurality of 14,105.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21

Ice has proved successful as an in
sulator on Mt. Blanc A double line.
of ordinary galvanized iron wire was
laid o1f TIE gx6and between the Grand
Mulets st ne tep of the mountain and
the Petfts Maiets at the base. Each
line was $500 feet long. MessagesI
were sent with6ut trouble. and the;
loss of electricity, as measured by in.s
struments was very slight. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21
ISOUTH DAKOTA.

Sioux, Falls, s. D.--Reports from an
parts Of the State indicate that South
Dakota gives Mckinley a plurality Of
between 5000 and 1000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21
WEST VIRGINIA.

Parkersburg, w. Va. Chairman
Dawson, of the Republican State Com
mittee, declares that West Virginia
has given Mckinley 1900 plurality.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21
IDAHO.

Boise, Idaho-The count of the vote
is going on very slowly, but the re-
turns indicate that Bryan has carried
the State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21
KANSAS,

Topeka, Kan.-The meagre returns
AVAILABLE indicate that the State has
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21
OHIO.
Naval Programme For 1901.

Columbus. Ohio-From present indi-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21

Inquiries have recently been made
into the cause Of certain oysters being
greenish in color. Copper is present.
in all oysters and some Investigators;
say that the green specimens. contain
an abnormal amount. Others say the.
green oysters are merely poorly nourr
ished specimens. 1t appears that oys.;
ters taken in fresh waters where there
is contact with sewage often contains
disease germs which can be trans
mited to persons eating them. Salt
water is death to nearly all Of the;
germs and oysters from open sea-
water are found uniformly harmless. 4
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21
HEROSkVED THE SH.PAUL
At the Risk Of His Life He Stopped
the Heavy Machiner"
IMPERILLED PASSENGERS LIVES

John Anderson, the First Assistant En-
gineer, Performed a Marvellous Feat
The st. Paul Struck sunkcn Dere-
lict-Lost Propeller and Disabled One
Cot -ExpIosions After Shock
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21
DOMESTIC.

.1Masked men blew. up the safe Of the
Farmers and ,, Merchants Bank. ut
!; Jackson Center. Ohio, securing nearly
$4,000. -,
Convinced that her time to die
had come, Mrs. Annie Sparks, sick and
demented, of Lynn, Mass, set fire, to
her clothing. fShe died In terrible
agony,
An election riotSin Denver, COL. re-
suited In the killing Of two guardians
Of the peace, and the serious wound
Ing of four others.
The will contest over the estate of
Dr.. Thomas W.. Evans, an American
dentist, who died in Paris, has been
settled amicably, and the city of
philadelphia will receive $3,000,000 for
q dental institute and museum.
Mrs, Clarence b. sBeardsley. of Chi
cago, was accidentally killed by re.
tvOlver which her husband was show.
Ing her how to; use.
The State Board of Health officially
reports one case Of yellow. fever al
Natchez, Miss. The patient Is the wife
of the local Baptist minister. o.,
The John w. Garrett estate in Bal
tir1ore,I Md, amounting to S1,500,0O0
In real estate, was pa:titioned among
theiheirs; * t...::
( There was heavy rainfall all over
Texas; and much damage was done tc
property in different places by wind
and lightning. ~. ....,,-
Charles B. Eastman, Of Harvard,
who was indicted on the charge of
numbering Richard H. Grogan, Jr.,
will be placed on trial at Cambridge,
Mass, some time between December
1 and 15. F5s
Remorse over the fact that he had
accidentally killed his son drove
Frank Farrell, a prominent business
man of Philadelphia, to suicide. His
body was found in the DelawareiRiver.
Dr. Michael w. Keiliher. a promi-
nent physician, of Pawtucket, r. u
under indictment by the Grand jury
for, conspiracy to defraud life insur-
ance company, of S3500, committed
suicide by taking poison.
Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr., dctaultlnS
note teller Of the First National Bank,
at New York City. will be tried by
Federal authorities.
AS a result Of a conference between
President and faculty Of the Chicago
University. the professors will no
longer talk about John D. Rockefeller.
Professor Henry St. George Tucker
was designated as acting president OF
Washington and Lee University Lex
lngton, Va, until the next election.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-21

Among the latest achievements OF
chemistry are the new theory of solus
tions, based upon Investigations re-
garding the osmotic pressure and the
quite recently established theory cf
affinity, which attempts mathemati.
cal solution of chemical problems. The
universal tendency toward specialiaa
tion has not spared chemistry. It haa::
become subdivided into countless;
branches, but the work done in each
separate branch adds to the common
store Of knowledge, the marvellous ins
crease Of which has caused gigantic
progress in the development Of chem.
istry as an independent science during;
recent years. "'&S SJ
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11

Il saw Mrs. Busk at the Fair grounds to-day with
all her children, and was so glad she could take
Them said Deacon Brown, as he sat down to the
supper table
Mrs Henry was very much upset Mrs.
Busks spending her hard-earned money that way
She said she guessed her children could live if they
didn't see the Fair, replied his wife.
why shouldn't Mrs Busk's children have such a
pleasure as well as Mrs Henry's 1 should like to
know! Because their father is a scamp and ran away
and left them is no reason why they should be de-
prived of pleasures Doesn't their mother honestly
earn every cent she gets and hasn't she right to
spend it in that way?"
She will have to work harder to make up for it"
replied the deacons wife
Got a roll of butter to spare tonight wife and a
couple dozen of eggs? Guess we better lend hand
and help her out of the extra time at the wash tub"
That Wednesday night the deacon was late for
meeting He had never missed Wednesday evening
meeting although he lived two miles from church.
and he always came ahead of time The faithful
lew who came together to pray for the unfaithful
many began to be anxious for fear something serious
had happened to the deacon. They never knew why
he was late that night, and he never told He had
simply been little hindered putting up a load of
apples and potatoes and other farm products to leave
at Mrs. Busks on his way.-The Evangelist
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11
A Dog That Understood.

We think it would be an excellent thing if all the
children were as sensitive to blame as the dog in the
following story, told by Our Dumb animals And
If Lion felt so much modification over coming into
the parlor with muddy feet cannot our boys be lit
tie more careful even than he was?
A Newfoundland dog owned by New Orleans
lady gave an entertaining illustration of the fact that
III some way dogs comprehend what is said to them
One day lady called on his mistress. and
during her visit Lion in rather shyly Law down
on the parlor carpet and went to sleep The con-
versation ran on and the visitor said "What hand
some Newfoundland dog you havel"
Yes" said his mistress "He is a very good dog
and takes excellent of the children" Lion
opened the other eye, and waved his tail complacentIv
to and fro on the carpet "When the baby goes ont
he always goes with her and I feel sure that no
harm can come to her." his mistress continued
Lions tail thumped up and down violently on the
carpet and he is so gentle to them all, and such
playmate and companion to them that we would not
take one thousand dollars for him" Lions tail now
went tip and down, to and fro and round and round
with great undisguised glee. "But" said the mis-
tress, Lion has serious fault" Total subsistence
OF Lions tail, together with the appearance of an
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11
Hindu Folklore.
The Hindu Shy1ock.
BY Mrs. EFF1E HALLocK BRADDocK.

The durzee, in turban immense and immaculate
sat appropriately taiorfashion on the floor in cor
ner OF the veranda, his small audience seated upon
the edges of the durree (rug) upon which the dur
ices sewing work was spread
Elan huzoor Eyes, your honors), l know another
story. Listen. Once upon time gidar (jackaD
met an DON'T (cameD. Said the gidar to the cont 4
can show you where to get a good dinner if after
you have eaten you will let me take bite out of you
from wherever l choose. l am perishing with hun
ger and can find nothing to eat The cont was hun
gry too and he was sorry for the gidar, so he ac-
cepted the offer. When the DON'T had eaten enough
the gldar said: III take my bite of your tongue
Oh, no, no. said the oont that will kill me- 4
have chosen, said the gidar. So the DON'T lay down
and put out his tongue. The gidar approaching i'm
beds his teeth in the tongue. Ahrel dekho! the
DON'T draws in his tongue! Goodbye, gidar! Sa-
laamP"
"Achchhi bat Git is good, said the audience
Now, tell us another. Another? bahut achchha"
Every good).
Tit for Tat
Once upon time another gidar met another DON'T
Both were hungry. Said the cont Can YOU tell me
where to get some dinner? Yes, but you will have
TO carry me across river the way 'Bahut
achchha. So the gidar showed the DON'T village
cabbage patch For himself in the village garbage
heap he found delicious old leather straps and
bits OF bone. When he had filled himself he said Il
feel as though 1 want to Yell Oh, please don't
SAID the cont Wait until have finished my meal
100. No, LII YELL Then he howled and ran The
FARMERS came out the poor DON'T was well beaten and
driven away. When he came to the river there was
the Jackal waiting to be carried over The patient
creature allowed him to mount
In the middle of the stream the cont exclaimed
feel as though want to rolf oh no, no, please
don't until you have brought me acrossp No ri
roll and he did"-A'nbelIa Cantonments, Panjab
India.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11

her no more She had lost her interest. She did
not feel sure that her work was appreciated and so
she had given up this service of the Lords poor
Many other people say they want something of the
KIND to do but when they get it they don't Stick by
it.
We all need to take heed to this Injunction of
Pauls Therefore my beloved brethren be we stead
last unmovabe, always Astounding in the work of the
Lord forasmuch as We know your labor is not in vain
the Lord"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11
he Fits and Starts" and the "Stick-Bvs.o
SUSAN TEALL PERRY.

There is such difference in my young people"
SAID the minister. Sonic of them are always to be
depended upon; no matter what the wind or weather
they are always there I call them my stick-bvs IF
they say they will do thing give myself no further
thought about it. L know they will do it and do it
Just as it ought to be- God bless the stick-bvs
Il have some other good young people God bless
Them too but they do their work by fits and starts
They come in at the beginning of a work and thew
put muscle and heart into it and if you did not know
them, you would think things going to move
right along; but after time you don't see them any
more They have found some hindrance or hedge in
their way-or at least they think they have More
often they have taken up grievance and as the chill
dren say they've gone home and won't play any
more"
When heard the minister talk like that it set me
to thinking how much of the worlds work is done in
that way. In our homes some of us work by "fts
and starts" and only half do what we ought We all
know how to prize the "stick-bys"-they are towers
OF strength in our homes. We know we can relv
upon them for they feel their responsibility.
1t is grand characteristic to cultivate nv dear
young friend-relabity.
Too often we allow good work to be hindered
because we think it is not appreciated The lack of
appreciation is one Of the greatest drawbacks in the
work OF life. But we to do the good work with
out thought of that at the time Appreciation sell
dom comes until afterwards We all look back and
wonder why we did not appreciate Our good friends
and what they did for more than we did In later
life we come to place where we give them their lust
due but some of them have gone then, where we
cannot tell them of Our gratitude
young girl who said she wished for some good
work to do was told of a poor old bed-ridden wo-
man, who obliged to be alone great part of the
Gay while her daughter was away earning the daily
bread 1T would be such beautiful service for you
to go in an hour every day. two and read to that
poor old body" the minister said.
The young girl delighted and entered heartily
III her work. She pretty and she was bright and
she was young. The poor old body was so happy to
think such beautiful young woman had thought of
her. The work went for number of days, then
the poor woman who looked so eagerly for the COM
ing Of "the mnisering angel" she called her, saw
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11
Three Points of View.

Yes, believe I'll take EN-" sooquized Mrs
Busk, as she rubbed the clothes up and down on the
wash-board stopping and then to give them
souse in the suds. 1T will cost me all of dollar
and half, but I'll take 'em"
A great agitation in the wash boiler interrupted
Mrs Busk, and the way she lifted off the cover and
punched the refractory clothes lent vgor to her
further utterance:
Some folks will talk about it, but l earn my own
money and earn it hard too an if 1 choose to take
my children to the Fair I'll do it They have been so
good all summer to fetch and carry the clothes and
Jennie has been so helpful about the house. that they
deserve to 60 and they ought the show lust as
much as other folks children If I'm a mind to take
an extra washing and do it at night to earn that dol
lar and half, it isn't anybody's business. I'll take
em"
Mrs Busks husband had left her and upon her
none too broad shoulders had fallen the burden of
bread-winning for four children. 1t had been hard
struggle but she had succeeded wonderfully we'll
Some of the neighbors, who had seen her courage
and industry, had helped her in little ways
There was flash of joy on the chidren's faces
when they came in from school and the mother made
the announcement that she would take them to the
FAIR What treat the ride to the grounds on the
steam cars would be to the little flock!
Well, if that doesn't beat all !" said Mrs Henry
to her neighbor, they met on the Fair grounds
There's Mrs. Busk and her four children looking at
the poultry eXhbit-must have plenty of money.
don't think you and need to trouble ourselves about
trying to help her any more. Poor people are so
improvident She won't get out of this place without
its costing her every bit of two dollars"
Mrs Henry and her neighbor called their children
to look at the curious markings of some Guinea fowls
1T was an education for chi1dren-this autumn ex-
hlbt at the Agricultural Fair. They made point Of
taking their boys and girls and showing them everv-
thing worth seeing but then their husbands had not
left them, and they did not have to do washing for
living.
What do you think" was Mrs Henry's saluta-
ton to her friends and neighbors when she met them
Mrs Busk is here with all her children She must
have money to spare I'm through troubling myself
about them. One way and another have done con-
siderable to help them along"
But she was hungry and The children were hungry
and she went into one of the tents on the grounds
and ordered dinner of the best food that had been
provided Mrs. Busk and her children sat down on
the steps Of the Horticultural building and ate q
luncheon Of crackers out of paper bag
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11
The Children.
A Chi1d's Thought of God.

They say that God lives very high;
But if you look above the pines
You cannot see our God and why?
And if you dig down in the mines,
You never him in the gold,
Though from him all that's glory Shines
God is good he wears fold
Of heaven and earth across his face
Like secrets kept, for love- untold.
".
But still feel that his embrace
Slides down by thrills through all things made,
Through sight and sound of every place
V.
AS if my tender mother laid
On my shut lips her kisses pressure
Half waking at night, and said
WHO kissed you through the dark dear guesser p"
Mrs BrOgVning
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1900-07-11

Il wonder what is the matter with Mrs Henry"
thought the mother she divided the crackers
among the children; "she passed me by without
speaking to me and acted as if she didn't see me-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-02
DISGUST. ALMOST DESPAIR.
Is Felt by England Over Some Of the Govern
ment's War Proceedings.

London. Feb lin the absence of eX-
citing war news. the nation and the news
papers have had time to discover the ut
ter lack of relation existing between the
feeling of the people and the temper OF
the government as demonstrated in Par
lament. where. instead of relieving the
grave anxiety of the country by the dec
laration Of measures it is proposed to
take in behalf Of the national safety. the
ministers continue to demonstrate their
inability to grasp the situation. biting the
air with recriminations. sef-accusatOry
defence ana chickering's as to the degree
of responsibility attachable to the re-
spective departments of the government.
The disgust. almost despair, noticeable on
all sides is voiced by the ultra ministerial
organ. the Globe. which says:
The heart Of the empire seems para
lyzed. while its eNtremities are in tulI
vigor Thus far only one statesman IN
the front rank has struck the right note
ana that is Lord RuseDery.
The announcement that firm OF car
diff coal shippers has contracted 10 sup
ply foreign agents with Irn.nb tons OF
steam coal FIR ShiDmc ut abroad has "ccd-
stoned genuine unrlSIncSS. I ne dtStlIt-
ton Of the fuel is not mentioned bur as
coal at present is exceptionally scarce IN
Germany. France and Russia. 1t Is prob
ably -Uin" tn one vi these three cpuu-
tries. France IL already rvUl auislinG her
home coal by huyIn- i'll thc nitcd - tteS,
Int the American shipments are intended
solely for railroad locomotives ana VIII
not De used in TIE navy.
Tho vital interest which the question
has for Grcat Britain viii hr understood
when it is Ic4liZ u tA Il Natal l. d'P"nG-
iu9 uI Mal,~ for ,.Il for the NUMEROUS
Transports that'ha.c zone 70 Durham, be
cause the colonial tpHl fields have. been
closed hg tine war; ID IS pointed "At that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-02
York S. ]. C0urt-Strout. j.. Presiding.

State vs.. Slower Perkins of York; nuis-
ance. Several boys of 1t and Is and 9TH
ers testified to obtaining liquor at re-
spondent's place. among them being Will
lie Webber Of York. who was found guilty
Of assault upon Charles T.. Perkins at
the present term Of court. a large mum
Der also testified for the defence. The
jury disagreed. The case vii be tried
again
j. Il. chandler Leslie Thompson. Ed
ward Holmes and Josiah knights all of
Sanford. pleaded guilty on liquor indict-
ments and each paid a fine of Sl2o.
State vs.. Frank Dyer and Ida Bernier;
compound larceny. Case dismissed ow-
ing to defect in Indictment which read
cottage" instead Of dwelling house.
State vs. Joseph W. Rounds OF Wells
compound larceny. Judge Strout instruct
ed the jury TO return a verdict of not
guilty by reason of insanity or the re
spondent. The jury did as instructed and
the demented young man was sent to the
State insane hospital by the judge.
John II. Hamelin vs. City of BiddefOrd:
suit for $1,000 for damages said to have
been caused by the overflow and Caving
in of a sewer that runs across Mr.. Hame-
Inns land near his buildings on Granite
street. The case was taken from the jury
ana referred to the law court.