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Foreign Exchange cigar leads In Abbeviile
Milford Il DuPrc has sold tWenty-SiX thous
and since February 10th, 1899.
Or. HIPS Headache Powders both old and
new style, at Milford II DuPre's. the druggists.
Phore lG7.
DR.. Hills headache powders both old and
new style at Speeds.
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Nice Farm for Sale !

TWO HUNDRED ACRES, In two miles OF OF
l. AbbevilIe. Pine wood enough on II 10
pay for one-half OF 1.-THE NOBLE PLAGE.
Apply to AOd. W. SMllh'
Oct. 3, 1899, II
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Farm Hands Wanted.

SO Good steady and industrious coloreo
CO men, single or married, with families TO
work the whole year for CASH payments ana
settlements monthly. Apply to Hollow creek
Farm, Toale's Z. o., Aiken Co., >. Z.
Nov. 22, lS99 ) mo-
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House and Lot for Sale.

A DESIRABLE DWELLING HoUoE 80, ~
n 1,oi m Main street, Abbeville, Ia offered
for sale. at a fair price, and on accommodat.
ing terms. Apply at the Press ana banner
office.
Jan. 3, 1900. If
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FOR SALE.

r OFFER FOR SALE FIFTY ACRES OF
l. land within the incorporate limits OF the
town of Abbeville. Can be divided into Two
tracts of twenty-five acres each. Titles per-
fest, Terms easy. Price low. Apply TO-
J.W w. MARSHALL.
Nov. lst, '99. ...s.. ..
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TO RENT.

TNWO WOOD SHOPS AMI a R1ACkSMllti II
l. Shop. situated across the street rom
WallingfOrd Il Russell $ Stables.
!. NJ. MARTIN,
tct If 1900 If Cave, -. &.
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Wanted.

rU,Ey THOUSAND POUNDS HIDES.
Hrinr them TO me, | will give you
the highest market price for them; hennl;;o,,cox
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q, No man can be right while he is
wrong with God.
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ppm. "A"a. m. M Night. sEs
Pullman palace sleeping cars on Tratls aoAnd
on these trains serve ali meals enroute.
Trains leave Spartanburg, A. d @: division,
northbound, 7:o3 a. m, 3:H p. M, 6:l8p. n,
B: is D. M, II :S4 a. m, (Vesibule Limitedl
ATrains leave Greenville, A. and o. division,
>EAbound, 9 100 o. m., 2:St p. n. and :2 p. m,
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,Elly, and avoid
pthe fingers, if pos
IHf tender skin is apt
Zoo close contact with
egetables. Slice the pep
gswise for frying, and, after
ing the seeds, lay them III colo
Her for fifteen or twenty minutes.
p6ry them, sprinkle with salt. dip IN
3 flour. and fry, or rather saute, in good
,, hot dripping or olive oil for five or SIX
minutes. They should be soft and
Drowned slightly when done. Serve
them as an accompaniment to steak or
| chops or hash, or as a side dish with
cold meat.
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RetlrlnS RalITOau BOuuB anu
paying interest on same. u mills
Special School, retiring bonds
and paying interest on same 5R
A poll tax of One Dollar per capita on all
male citizens between the age OF 81 and 90
years. except such as are exempt by law, Will
be collected.
be collected the same time as other tnXes
from all male citizens between the age OF IS
and 81 years, except such as are exempted by
law. Unless said tax Is paid by first of Feb
ruary, 1900, four days work upon the public
highways Will be required und der contractor
Taxes are payable only In gold and silver
coin, United States currency, National Bank
notes and Coupons of State Bonds which be.
come payable during the year 1900.
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::AX COLLECTORS NOTICE.
THE TIME FOR THE PAY
MENT OF TAXES HAS BEEN
EXTENDED TO FEBRU-
AIRY lst, 1900.
The Rate Of State, County, School
and Special Tax, Including One
Dollar Poll Tax, One Dollar
Communication Tax.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACT TO
l. raise supplies for the fiscal year commenc-
ing January l, 1899, notice is hereby given
that the office of County Treasurer of Abbe:
willie County will be open for the collection OF
taxes for said fiscal year from Monday, Octo-
her 10Th, until Saturday, December 3lst, with
AND BY AUTHORITY OF HON. M. B..
McSweeney, Governor of the State, the time
for the payment OF taxes is extended TO Feb
fuary /, 1900. .,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

st. Louis & San Francisco railroad
Frisco Line)--52 west Second South;
II. 3. Worden, travelling freight and
passenger agent.
Union Pacific railroad Overland
route)-20l south. Main street; r. b.
Choate, general agent freight and pas
senger department; r. Craig, chief
clerk; II. NJ. Clay, city passenger
agent; ]. NJ, Moore, general Western
agent U. p. Coal company f. II. Plais.
ted, w. L. Calhoun. travelling freight
agents; W. S. Mccarthy contracting
agent: r. s Ruble. travelling passen-
ger agent: +. II. Green, passenger
agent; Scott Davis, general livestock
agent: I. n. Fulton soliciting freight
agent: l.. J. Kyes. city ticket agent;
H. W. Mason. assistant city ticket
agent. Legal department lie Grand
Young, general attorney for Utah.
Utah & Paclfc-75.6 miles. Locomo-
tiyes, 4; passenger cars, 20 freight and
miscellaneous cars, 27. General offices,
Hooper block, Salt Lake; A, W. Nc.
Cune, president; David Eccles. vice
president. c. w. Nlbley treasurer; T..
r. Elerbeck general superintendent;
John O. Critchlow, auditor.
Utah Demurrage bureau-Room 3,
Central block; e, II. Griffin, commits
sioner
Western Railway Weighing Associa-
ton and Inspection Bureau-Room 8,
Central block: c. II. Griffin, agent.
Wells, Fargo Express--A. c. French
Agent; H. G. Smith. cashier: Fred
Halfway. o, h, clerk; X. w. Goddle. de-
pot agent l.. A. Newson, night depot
clerk
Western Passenger Association
Room 3, Central Block; c. II. Griffin
Joint agent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
COPPER BELT RAILROAD.

The Copper Belt Railroad IS a new
enterprise not quite completed at this
writing but will be In operation before
1901 is many days old. The road being
built now Is an extension Of the Rio
Grande Western three miles west from
its present terminus az Bingham, and
viii from time TO time be extended tin
II reaches or at least accommodates
every producing mine in the camp
There Is a large tonnage TO be moved
awaiting the completion OF the road.
The Rio Grande Western Is the build.
er, and that company leased the line
10 Mr. J. G.. Jacobs for a term OF years
and Mr. ]. G. Jacobs formed a company
10 operate Il called the Copper Belt
Railroad company.
While the mileage Is short, the char
acter Of the road is very much the same
as the Salt Lake & Mercur, which from
an engineering standpoint. was one Of
the most stupendous enterprises that
was ever successfully carried 10 COM
pletion In this country. The Copper
Belt line has a maximum seven per
cent grade and forty degree curves. and
Will be operated with Shay engines and
standard freight cars.
The officers OF the new company are.
]. G. Jacobs, president. William Bayly.
vice president c. X. Mccormick treas
urer; F. Hlginbotham, secretary, w. S.
Hall, director
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
SALT LAKE q MERCUR.

Beginning with the month Of January
1901, the Salt Lake & Mercur railroad
enters on It's seventh year OF operation.
The actual operation for traffic began
in January 1895 This road Is so well
known all over the country-the East
as well as the West-that Il does not
seem necessary In this notice 20 state
the location IS from Fairfield, q point
on the oregon Short Line, 10 Mercur,
the celebrated gold camp Of Utah The
road has fourteen miles Of track, and
the peculiarities and character OF the
road, consisting Of heavy grades and
curves, compare with a hundred miles
IN level country. both In construction
and operation. The business Of the
road has increased from year TO year
the annual statement for 1899 being
gross earnings from ore haul, freight,
passenger, express, mail, etc, Sl0i 1852.
Expenses OF conducting transportation
maintenance OF way and equipment
and general expense. f72. 1856. leaving
a net earning OF 49,. l9G.15. II Is not
possible al this writing TO make up the
1900. but II will not differ materially
from that Of 1889
The officers Of the road are: L. /.
Num-, president; j. G.. Jacobs vice
president and general manager; Il. II.
Airs, treasurer; ]. J. Stewart, secre-
tary
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

An addition Of one agency was made
during the year Of the many railway
agencies already established. that OF the
Illinois Central railroad. Donald Rose.
VINO mas been connected with the trafHc
department Of that road for more than
ten years, was appointed general agent.
and opened his office here on April LIST
with II. q. Powell as his assistant.
Their line TO Omaha had Just then
been completed, and agencies were es-
tablished in the more important west
ern cities. The business done By this
company IN Utah has exceeded the
most sangulne expectations OF the
managers ana they are naturally much
gratihed az the substantial encourage
ment and patronage received during
their frst years experience. Both
freight and passenger business have
been good, and bright are the prospects
for the future.
The Illinois Central Is peculiarly sit
uated, being az once a western and a
southern Inc and having q main line.
yHldHa 70 New Orleans Of about fifteen
hundred miles. The new portion OF the
ROAD Fort Dodge 10 Omaha, was con-
structed az a cost OF $4,000 600. and Is a
hlsh standard piece Of railroad. It's
ioaabed IS twenty feet wide and Is bal
,as,ea win gravel throughout and IS
lald with Sj-pounl steel rails.
Ihelr limited trains are new through
out and comprise everything that Is up
70 GATE ana modern IN the railroad
W9fil. WIN 1--WE thousand. 1--WE hundred
miles or thoroughly equipped road
reaching into fourteen States from the
snow helds Of South Dakota 10 the fer
tie sugar and rice fields OF Louisiana. Il
Is not surprising that the company re-
centiy placed an order for seventy.hye
suallonal engines In order 20 properly
handle the Increased business along lie
various lines Two Of these are the
largest freight engines IN the world.
Inc latest move of the Illinois Cen
tal is OF national Importance. that OF
establishing a regular line OF steam-
efs between New Orleans and Euro
pean ports. Arrangements were prac.
ileaIly made IN this direction during the
last Few months by Mr.. j. r. Harahan.
wee president ana general manager.
VINO has Just returned from Furopo.
IheE nave now running 40 direct CON
necuon with their line a regular steam
or service % Cuba and Mexico. ana
New orleans has already become a port
OF considerable Importance.
While 70 may be premature N say
mat the Illinois Central are aireedy
considering the advlsabnltv on evtand-
ing their line westward from Omaha 20
The mountains n is admitted thai thew
desire O route 20 the coast ana irtond
IN the not far distant future 10 have
one. " nave
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
SALT LAKE 4 Los ANGELES

The business transacted by the SAT-
lake a. Los Angeles road between thla
,lty and satair Beach during the past
wear has been without parallel 10 the
history Of this road; under the admins
ration of william J. Bateman as gem
eral manager of the company, the SER
vice has been an that can be desired on
the part OF the travelling public, who
in this day and generation revel IN
quick and efficient service.
The Los Angeles road. or as 10 Is more
Familiarity known, the Saltair line, has
carried several hundred thousand pas
sengers during the last year without a
single accident which IN itself is a
feather IN the cap Of those connected
with the operating department In the
freight department the years business
has been very satisfactory when the
small amount Of trackage operated Is
brought into consideration. Naturally
from the location Of the line, the major
portion Of the freight hauled has been
salt. which averages several carloads a
week By way OF Improvements the
railroad company has kept n gang OF
men constantly az work IN lettering the
roadbed and replacing weak ties. Part
Of the trestle work at the approach 20
Saltair pavilion has been filed IN with
Stag brought from the smelters and
which makes an ideal ballasting for
railroad.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15
RAILROAD HAPPENINGS.

Jan. 1st-Electric light plant installed
IN the Rio Grande Western local yards
and shops.
Jan. lg-Southern Pacific, Rio Grande
Western Denver & Rio Grande, Color
ado Midland Burlington and Rock
Island officials met IN Salt Lake 10 dis
cuss traffic arrangements.
Jan. 30--City Council Committees on
Union depot grant, decide TO donate
Pioneer Square FOR that purpose.
Feb. Through train schedules
agreed upon on the part OF Rio Grande
Western. Denver & Rio Grande. Color
ado Midland. Rock Island, Burlington
and Southern Pacific, effective Febru-
airy o.. order cutting on ticket COM
missions to all agents goes into effect,
whereby railroads Of the United States
are estimated TO save SS.O0O0 900 a year.
Feb. al. W. Early resigns as gem
eral freight and passenger agent OF the
Salt Lake g. ogden and is succeeded by
j. Fogarty.
Feb l3-Dlrectors Of Los Angeles
Terminal company meet and talk over
the project OF building 10 Salt Lake.
Feb. l4-H. L. Huntington announces
that the Southern Pacific had pur.
chased the Carson & Colorado railroad
and would build a cutoff into Ogden
Feb. l5-W. J. Bateman appointed
manager and William Mcmillan gem
eral freight and passenger agent OF the
Salt Lake & Los Angeles railroad, vice
n. W. Clayton and /. A. Clayton, re-
signed.
Feb ie-Rio Grarde Western. Color
ado Midland and Colorado q Southern
combination made public
Feb. 22--Gen. Agent w. II Suedakor
OF the Rio Grande Western AT san
Francisco resigns to accept Nrvice with
the Illinois Central.
Feb. 2.-G. II. Olmstead appointed
trainmaster OF the Montana division
Oregon Short Line,
March l--Rock Island agency moved
into new quarters, 100 west Second
South.
March 6--City Council grant Union
Depot franchise. +. W. Thompson OF
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stacked, one box upon another
would have made a pile lSj miles
high, he replied that u was these
kind OF purchases which must be
direct from the manufacturer that
enables the Salt Lake jobbCr to
meet an outside competition.
Aside from the fact that the Salt
Lake jobber buys his general staple
line I'm large quantities he IS cog.
infant of the fact that In order TO
maintain his supremacy he must buy
In carload lots, such articles as
envelopes, note books and scratch
tablets, writing paper baskets,
wrapping Irvine, table oil cloth, lin
Oelum, horse shoe nails, wool twine.
sad irons. matches. and even tooth
picks, so that from the standpoint
OF buying goods, in large quantities.
and from first hands, Salt Lake
jobbers are on a par with the big
houses OF New York, Chicago, st.
Louis, the Missouri River and san
Francisco.
But, says one. are not the freight
rates against Salt Lake? How can
YOU sup kNNAH mere anu lufH lt@
ship 10 outside towns against the
direct rates 20 such points? The
Salt Lake merchant would be
hampered IN this respect II he
worked under the regular class
rates. which are so misleading 10
the uninltiated In the mysteries OF
rate making However. we have
the trans Missouri commodity tar
~, which, as Il stands today Is
largely the result OF various confer
ences between the railway officials
and the Utah Jobbers' Associa-
ton
The commodity schedule on near
~ all staple articles Is so ar
ranged that rates on such arti-
cles are not greater when shipped
into this city and again forwarded
10 tributary territory, than the d.
rect rates would be from iobbing
centers east and west 10 such
points OF course. Il Is not 20 be
expected that a freight tariff can be
50 arranged that discrimination in
all lines can be absolutely over
come as new conditions constant
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RAILROAD DIRECTORY.

The following are the Utah railroads
and their officials. also the Salt Lake
agencies for outside railroads and
steamship companies:
AtChison. Topeka & Santa Re rail-
way Santa Fe Route All Dooly block
e. f. Warren, general agent, j. j.
Deyereux, travelling agent.
Atlantic steamship lines (all COM
panies) represented by !, A. Benton,
Rio Grande Western; II. NJ, Clay,
Union Pacific, and l.. ]. kyes. Oregon,
Short Line, at city ticket offices OF
those companies.
Burlington & Missouri River railroad
burlington route) - West Second
South; r. 4. Neslen. general agent. /.
W. Hahn and G. T. Pruitt, travelling
freight and passenger agents, VIM.
Darke. soliciting agent.
California q Oriental steamship line
Santa Fe-Japan route) All Dolly
block, G.. F. Warren, general agent
Chicago Great Western maple Leaf
route), IS West Second south street,
". II. Lownsberry. travelling freight
agent
Chicago & Northwestern railway
Northwestern lIne), f. L. & ". v, s.
~ - > q /. VI. q -" @Vp soutn
MAN street T. A. walker, general
agent D. j. Lindsay, travelling agent;
w, O.. Evans. city solicitor
Chicago, Milwaukee g. ST. Paul rail-
way, 2l2 South West Temple street J..
l. Downing commercial agent Kent
D, Kyes, travelling freight and passen-
ger agent; C., 5. Williams travelling
agent
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail-
way one Great Rock Island route 100
west second Southi j, j., Oglesny,
general agent. D. j. lundt ana J. J.
Fox travelling freight agents; 7. j.
DlaIk travelling passenger agent ). w.
lieWheIa, soliciting agent J." Il, Adam
SON CITY passenger agent
colorado Midland railroad lPikc.s
Peak route, -l6 South West Temple
street. W. II. Danne.l general agent:
A d. Hudnall livestock agent George
w. Feakins travelling freight and pas
senger agent. u S. Deyor, travelling
passenger agent
Colorado Southern railway, formerly
Union Pacific, Denver q Gulf, 30 West
Second South. Hoyt Sherman. general
agent
Denver & Rio Grande railroad
Scenic Line Of the World, 100 West
Second South. p. J.. Nevins, general
agent H. NJ Cushing, travelling pas
senger agent. George A. Hawkes.
travelling freight agent; A. J. Gregory,
livestock agent; W. J.. Lawson, travel
Ing freight agent
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Utah a PACIFIC.

During the year 1900 there has . DseH
no extension Of the main June 1.5 4 .'l
Tyada though az That pom, WY, .,,,a
baen constructed, and az o,1ri p95'I,''5
changes have been made in some OF 1l.'
s@urs making Vngsr sIdng' ana pass
he racks. so trat the company I''"
is I'M excellent Shape 90 rush c'hslIue'
Hon AS soon as it begins.
The revenues from fre'ght ana Pas.
s.rgsr fraf7r show "a steady healthy
,rcrsass ana from renewed activity ID
adjacent mining districts particularly
Al Fay. suta,Iue and the copper m nine
near 81 George superintendent EIIeI-
Isgk looks for a sim more prosperous
season in 1901. .....,5
This road. 20 was once thought, Wou'1l
roach the Pacific coast before any ot
fhe new enterprises and ln the event
that arrangements are made with me
SAN Lake q Los Angeles To- use lt 10
connection with The oregon Short Line
me conclusion may yet prove correct
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

Time Table
IN effect Nov. 8,
1900.
DEPART

DEPART,
For Ogden Cache Valley. Oma-
h4, chicago, Denver Kansas
CITY and ST. Louis b.. ............ G:0 I'm.
For GARFIELD Beach, To0els and
phi and Mant ,... 100. 80 - ~ ~. 1855 am
For ogden, Butte. Helena Port
lana, san Francisco and Inter-
mediate points . o.. ..,. b.. .., gf5 am
For ogden, Omaha, Chicago,
and san Francsoo - 4,. 1880 pm
Omaha st. Louis and Chicago. $50 pm
intermediato points -. ~ -. Cos pm
For ogden. Butte. Helena, Port
mediate points .. %, -. ..,.lo;5o pm
ARRIVE.
From ogden, Chicago. Omaha.
81, Louis, Kansas City and
From ogden. Portland spokane ''''
Butte, Helena and San Fran
intSrmedats points ,..~, =. .. 9:s5 am
From Ogden. Chicago, ST. Louis.
Kansas city omaha. Denver
and San Francisco D.. d. ell, goo. $3.50 pm
"Fr0m Garfield Reach, T00ele,
and Terminus 90 eli. o.. o.. o.. 900. 500 pm
From Preston Logan Brigham.
ogden and Intermediate points. $3.50 pm
Provo and md Manti V'' .. 'p, Goo pm
From ogden, Butte, Portland.
San Francisco and intermedi-
'fIraS Ds's south OF Jaa6 do not run IN Sun.
''Dally except Sunday,
Telephone No. go
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All the Comforts
Of Home

all the conveniences Of a metropolitan
hotel are yours, II you are a sleeping
car passenger aboard the Burlington's
Chicago Special.
Press a button, and the porter will
bring you almost anything you want
or can think ola newspaper, a maya
zine, pillow, or a bottle OF Apollonaris.
Leaves Denver 400 p. m. for Omaha,
Peoria, Chicago, st. Joseph, Kansas
City. and ST, Louis. Another good
train leaves at 1000 p. m.
Thro' sleeper Salt Lake TO Omaha
and Chicago daily.
Train for Black Hills leaves Denver
1880 p. m.
Tickets at Offices OF Connecting Lines
Ticket Office, 70 West Second South a.
R, F. NEsLEN. General Agent
Salt Lake City.