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The representative., 1901-05-02

The United States census of 1900
shows that Alaska has a population of
les, four settlements and several mis-
sions. Nome has 12,486; Skagway, 81
1877; Juneau, 1854, and Sitka, 1896 in
habitants Peavy village has 35 inhabi-
tants, and Wrangell village has 868.
Sand Point village has only 16, but St.
Michael village has 85S.-Register.
The representative., 1901-05-02
CHAPTER XIX.
THE UNDERGROUND PASSAGE.

THE UNDERGROUND PASSAGE.
AS he reached the corner Sturgis
came upon Sprague, who was waiting
for a ear.
ooh! I say, old man." exclaimed the
artist, hardly able to conceal his Ella
tion, II am glad to see you. l have
news to tell YOU"
$50 have I. But I am IN hurry
now. Come along with me; we can
exchange condolences on the way"
: very well' whittier are you
bound?"
~ am on the track Of big game.
Can you spare a couple of hours9 I
think I can promise you an interest
ing afternoon"
what Is it? The Knickerbocker
bank ease?"
EYES"
Sprague readily consented TO ac-
company his friend.
'By the way" inquired Sturgis.
"have you any weapons?"
"Any quantity Of them among tho
properties of tho studio" replied
opraEue, SuTPTiscuS OuS uo Ao' ~
about armed IN broad daylight"
"You would better have revolver"
said the reporter. "You will probably
have no occasion to use It," he added.
in answer to his friends glance. "but
it is best to be on the safe side"
every we'll: l shall go home for one.
Where am to meet you?"
',At police headquarters In about
half an hour. Let me see; IT is now
nearly Ave o'clock. Say at half-past
five. 1t will be necessary to obtain Q
couple Of warrants and the help OF
the police before We start"
After Sprague had left him Sturgi4
approached Detective Conklin. whO
was still at his post.
Ito BE ContinuoGD
The representative., 1901-05-02
SETH BOTTOMLY
THE TRUTH FEARLESSI.Y SPOKEN

THE TRUTH FEARLESSLY SPOKEN.
April 20 Poultney Bigelow, said to be
famous American historian, in a
speech in London criticised his native
country very severely.
He said: America and the United
States are dominated by commercialism.
The trusts rule the country, and they
have contempt for the common people.
The government is composed of people
who are in Office solely for the purpose
OF fleeing the public, and they do it
we'll"
He closed by saying that he would
rather live lin Germany and under the
autocratic rule Of Emperor William VII.
than in America, where the trusts and
combinations of capital control
We are not familiar with the histori-
cal writings of Mr. Bigelow, but in the
above statement he has certainly told
the truth and hit the nail squarely on
the head.
AS historian he has faithfully and
-
tical results of the political policy pur-
sued in the United States for the past
GO years. For all that time, with the
exception of President Lincoln's ad-
ministration, we have been under the
domination of either the Democratic or
Republican party
Both these parties in the beginning
were reasonably pure, and declared and
attempted to enforce some principles
of freedom, but both became corrupt
and all now have long been the means
have been taken away.
The far-seeing patriots of st. Louis
! and Omaha realized the truth of these
facts, denounced both the old parties,
and pointed out the only way of politi-
cal salvation for the United States
to cut loose from the two old bodies of
death and destroy the monopolies whose
existence is incompatible with our ma
| tional freedom. The declaration of in
dependence was not based on more mo-
mentous truths than the Omaha plat
form Never in the organization Of
any political party were the principles
of reform so clearly and eloquently ex-
pressed and SO we'll adapted to ad-
vance and secure the we'll being of the
people, and those rights which underlie
both civil and religious freedom
The treason of Judas and the cruci-
fxion of Christ are mysteries, and so it
is mysterious that the treason Of such
men as Weaver, Taubeneck, Butler, Till
man, Bryan and Patterson should al
most in a single year blast the pros
poets of reform for generation, and
perhaps for century. / will not stoop
to attempt to abuse these men; they
have by their own acts made themselves
Infamous and public censure, as in the
case of Judas, will become more unani-
nous and sweeping as time rolls on. 1t
is even possible that these men, or some
of them, actually believed that reforms
could be secured through the Demo-
cratic party. Vain hope! AS we'll re-
form a rotten egg! In my youth Aaron
Burr was founding Tammanyg hall upon
lines of corruption, which by Tweed,
Hill and Croker have been and are now
carried out to an extent and by means
which Aaron Burr would have scorned
to use.
And there is no diff&fence between the
The representative., 1901-05-02
This Means You.

An organized effort Is to be made to
crush out all reform papers. and / want
to appeal to the true reformers all over
the United States to get down to work
and see to it that their paper, the Rep
resentative is well supported. This ia
almost the only paper in the world
whose columns are open to the rich and
poor alike, almost the only paper In
which we can discuss our wrongs and
propose the remedy.
Let us see to it that this paper is made
80 strong that plutocracy cannot silence
It. Why stand We there idle? Surely
holding the reform banner aloft In the
name of humanity is Gods work and
each should do his share.
will pledge myself to send in six
new subscribers and here is three with
this. The men of the South can be re-
lied upon to support this, our paper, and
I appeal to the men of the North, es.
pecially the men of Minnesota, to rally
around the grand old Representative.
"a more gallant feat of arms
Was never seen before"
than that of the assistant editor, in the
face of so much opposition, keeping up
the fight after the great Donnelly was
called away.
Stand firm, brothers. Reformers are
coming from the ranks OF both old par
ties to help us. Let each man do his
duty by the Representative. May it
live to save land of freemen and homes
for the brave.
Yours,
SAMUEL BENSON,
Uyotor Voroxy Tovoc
The representative., 1901-05-02
A Cautious Answer.

"Where is JOsiar?" asked Mrs. Corn
tossel uneasily.
"Well,' answered her husband as he
proceeded to fill his pipe, Il won't say
fur certain If the ice is as strong as
he thinks it is, he's gone skatin,' an if
it amt he's gone swimmin'. boston
Transcript.
The representative., 1901-05-02

Missouri Democrats excuse their fall
ure to give the people relief from extor-
tionate railroad charges by claiming the
lobby defeats any legislation in this
direction, but the party puts itself on
record against the initiative and ref
erendum-a measure that is sure death
to the lobbyists Missouri
World.
The representative., 1901-05-02
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.

Editor Representative: In the Repre-
sentative of April II H. l.. Sand sug-
gests that farmers meeting be called
about the middle of June and that a
bevy of Republican "big guns" be in
vited to taffy the farmers.
l don't know how old Mr. Sand is, or
how much taffy and soft soaping he
can stand, but I, for one, have had
the state, etc., etc., for every subsidized
sheet and public spouter who under
takes to josh and amuse the farmers
have been DINING it in my ears until
am sick of it. g
Then look at the Inconsistency of the
matter. l imagine the victims of a
"hold-up" inviting the professional .
or his fence, "sto show how much bet
ter "a half loaf is than no bread"
No, we have had enough of that kind
of rot. Every state alliance meeting
that l ever attended has been "chloro-
formed" by our friends the enemy,
talking against time to kill the meeting
and prevent any discussion of remedial
measures. The Midroaders capped the
climax when they invited Jim Hill to
show them their blessed condition and
how much more he would bless" them
if they would help him to break into
Uncle Sans strong box and get him
fn hy1xr oh md hull Il
more railroads with.
If l understand the farmers plant,
it is this: That through the lavish do
nation of public lands to railroad cor
porations, the granting of almost limit
less franchises to the same and allowing
them to fix their own freight and pas
senger rates, the farming community
is not getting legitimate share of the
good things of this life. Furthermore,
under the protection of an almost pro-
hibitory tariff, which virtually shuts out
! foreign competition, the home manufac-
| turer forces upon the consumer an in
| ferior class of goods at an exorbitant
| price.
Then, by the importation of the serfs
of Southern Europe, the employers of
| labor have been able to beat down the
! wages of the American workman and
thereby reduce his standard CT nvlng.
| A fearful illustration of this is the
| in the Northern part of the state Thirty
| OIL 35 years ago the lumberman in our
| pineries were, for the most part, decent
| young men, natives of Canada and the
| state. of Maine. Wages at that time
were at least third higher than they
are at the present time. A great many
| of the woodsmen of that day are now
respectable farmers.
! The American workmen have
been supplanted and degraded
and what ought to be the better
| greedy, grasping, INSCRIPTIONS men;
men who have gained their wealth by
unjust decrees."
The Day-Hamilton scrap, brutal foot
ball games, hazing and lawless deviltry
| in the higher institutions of learning,
| together with the records of the police
and divorce courts, show clearly that
society is rotten at the top, while the
condition of the city slums show the
other extreme.
These people rule the United States
t0dav the frOth at the ton and the GrepS
at the bottom, and the industrial world
is ground and fearfully tolled by both
the upper and neither millstones.
This condition of things will continue
to exist just as long as farmers and
working men can be lead on petty side
issues and false scents by cunning
The representative., 1901-05-02

Hundreds Of thousands of Democrats
will not ever again rally to the standard
of Democracy. Hundreds of thousands
Of Republicans are waiting anxiOuSly
for chance to vote reform party
ticket, but they can never be lead into
the Democratic camp.-Missouri World.
The representative., 1901-05-02
1t Was Something Else.

'fIs your wife dangerously ill?" asked
the druggist as he filled a prescription
fer a colored man who looked rather
sober faced.
" "'Tain't illness, sab" was the reply.
''She dun met up wild a circumstance
fell Off de roof of de house an struck
on stone heap an got what de doctah
calls combustion of de BRAIN"
The representative., 1901-05-02

We are free people and would not toll
crate a despotism; yet in Russia, under
the worst despOtism on earth, the
Standard Oil company sells oil at less
than one-half the price charged it's
American slaves
The representative., 1901-05-02
How to Pay Rent.

House Owner-YOu didn't pay the
rent last month.
House Tenant-No? Well, l suppose
you'll hold me to your agreement?
"Agreement-what agreement
"Why, when l rented you said | must
pay in advance or not at ll.'-OhiO
State Journal
The representative., 1901-05-02

Populists were never divided on the
principles they advocate, but could not
see alike on the proper course to pur-
sue. Now that the cause of that .un-
fortunate division is past, as matter
Of course, Populists will again be
thrown ogether.-Missouri World.
The representative., 1901-05-02

''How many youthful criminals there
are nowadays"
"Oh, that's nothing; years ago the
leader of all the pirates was only
Kidd. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The representative., 1901-05-02

discovery which would throw positive
light upon the somewhat hazy situa-
ton.
'Very WE'LL" said Murdoch; wait for
me just one minute while open the
ventilators of the laboratory. 1t be-
comes pretty close in there when the
place has been shut up for some time"
So saying, Murdock turned crank
which projected from the wall. A
grating sound was heard. as Of the
The representative., 1901-05-02
Why They Are So Costly.

To produce cashmere shawl of the
best quality requires the constant la
for of four persons for an entire year.
The representative., 1901-05-02

stituted among men.
C. H. HOPKINS.
(The bylaws referred to in above let
ter came too late for publication in this
issue.-Ed.)
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-06-19
Will of q. w. Syfnn.
State OF South Carolina,


County Of Abbeville.
I, George w. Syian OF the County and
State aforesaid, do make and declare this to
be my last WIN and Testament, expressly re-
lst. direct that all my just debts he paid.
End. give and beQueath to my wife
Margaret A. Sy fan, absolutely all my personal
property of every kind.
my home place in the city Of AUbeville In
Fort Pickens, with the five acres Of land
alta ched tLereto; also my farm consisting OF
one hundred and thIrty-three acres, situate
about one mile from where now. live, the
said real estate Is bequeathed TO my said wife,
with the membranes thereon. and subject
| to the conditions set forth in the following
paragraph:
4th. 1t is my will and desire, and hereby
direct that In case my children John G. Syf fan,
Emma +: klugh, Geo. w. Syfan, Thomas j.
Symn, collectively, shall see at to pay t. my
said wife, within ~ months after my decease
the sum OF one thousand dollars, then upon
| the payment thereof by them as aforesaid
devised to my said children. as tenants In
common, subject to the incum brances there.
on and TO payment Of my debts.
| In case my said children shall not desire 10
pay the said sum as Aforesaid to my said wife,
| then my four children to wit: G. w. Syfan,
Jr., M. b. Syfan, L. NJ. Syfan, and A. r. Syfan,
shall have the right 10 pay to my said wife
| the sum of one thousand dollars az aforesaid,
/
sum, hereby bequeath and devise The said
| real estate 10 them tenants In common,
subject TO the payment OF my debts and the
| Membranes thereon. In case all my chill
dren collectively shall not desire to pay the
said sum as aforesaid and my four children
| last above mentioned shall not desire to pay
| the said sum as aforesaid, then my son G. w
Syfan, Jr., shall have the right 10 pay the
| said sum TO my said wife as aforesaid, and
upon his paying the said sum as above direct
ed then and In such event desire and be
Queath the said real estate 10 the said e. w
lSyfan, Jr., subject 10 the pay ment OF my
debts, and subject to the membranes on
said land.
In case neither my hildren collectively
nor my four children above named nor the
said u. w. Syfan, Jr., shall avail themselves
or the right TO pay the said sum to my said
wife In the time above mentioned then and
In such event bequeath, give and devise The
said real estate to my said wife absolutely.
5th. hereby constitute and appoint my
son =. w. Syfan, Jr., sole Executor Of this my
last VIII and Testament.
| In witness whereof l, George W. Syfan
have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
Seal this 18th day of March, A. ID. 1901.
| q. W.Syfan. Sr., U. 81
Signed, sealed. published and declared by
the said Geo. w. Syfau as and for his last
| VIII and Testament, In The presence OF us
1 who in his presence and in the presence o
| each other, and at his request have sub
| scribed our names AZ with esses thereto.
| l.. w. Dansby,
| 5. +. Nance,
| N McIlWain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-06-19
Death of John DarrOugh
Abbeville, 8. c. June Is, 1901

John Darrough. aged 81 years, died at hit
home In Greenw County, last Thursday
June Is. 1901.
He came from Ireland when he was a younl
man, and lived At the flag station known al
G. & G. road. He held the position Of section
master for twenty eight years, and during al
that time he never lost day on account o.
he went TO farming, at which occupation he
has been very successful. He leaves three
daughters and a son. He was buried at Long
Cane Cemetery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-06-19
MAIL CLOSES.

Mails Coming and Going Every Hour
I'm the Day.
Hours that the mails close at the Abbeville
post office:
905 a. m. going North on the Southern.
1850 a. m. going South on the Southern.
1850 a. m. going to Hodges.
lilo q. m. going South on the g. A. l..
lao q. m. going North on the 3. A. l..
Ito p. m. going North on the Southern.
lilo p. m. going to Hodges.
255 p. m. goiug South 3. A. l..
3.55 p. m. going North s. A. L.
$40 p. m. going South Southern.
500 p. m. going North and South s.. A. l..
RObt. s. Link, Postmaster
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-06-19
Foundation,

The amount OF weight that can be allowed
per square foot on foundation:
For clay soil, not more than one ton for
packed sand and gravel soil, from one to two
tons.
For hard pan. from two to three, and some
times as much as four tons.
These values are for mills where the found
alton Is very important consideration.
For ordinary foundations greater weight
can be allowed.
Pressure on masonry should not exceed the
following:
Concrete s. lbs. per 50. In.
Brick, 20 % a.
Sandstone, lOi
Granite, l40 " q"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-06-19

Close connection at Petersburg Richmond, Wash
ington, Portsmouth. Norfolk, Columbia. Savannah.
jackson, lille and Atlanta with diverging lines
MAGNIFICENT vestbule trains carrying through Pull.
man sleeping cars between oil principal points. For
reduced rates, Pullman reservations, etc.. apply to
,yM. BUTLER JE., >. P. A.. Savannah. Ga.
G. Mop. BATTE,T. p. A., Columbia, s.. g.
J. NJ. BARR lst V. p. & g. NJ. Portsmouth. Va
p. Z. =. BUNCH. G. p. A., Portsmouth, Va.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-06-19
SOUTlIBOUND.

No. 66 connects at Washington with the Pennsyl.
vania Railway Buffalo Express; arriving Buffalo
7.35 m.
Columbia Newberry Laurens Railway Train No.
50, leaving Columbia, Union Station at IL d u. H.
daily connects at Clinton with s. A. L. z, No. 3d.
aordng shortest and qsrkest route by several hours
to Atlanta, CHATTANOOGA Nashville, St Louis, Chica
CO. and oil points West.
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We make speciality of giving you the best
that money will buy. Come to see us once
and you will always be our customer.
Milford's Drug Store.
You will never know how cheap you can
buy drugs and stationery till you visit Du-
Pres Drug and Book Store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-06-19
J. z. BLAKE, Jr., Agent,
Abbeville, s. C.
J. FULLER LYON, Pres.
Abbeville, S. G.
BOARD DIRECTORS.

P. B. Callison and Joseph Lake, Yeldel
Township.
P. B. Callison, ]. Add. Calhoun and Joseph
Lake, Kirkseys Township.
]. Add. Calhoun, Joseph Lake and X. w
Townsend, Fellowship ip Township.
J. Add. Calhoun, Joseph Lake and r. w
Townsend, Brooks Township.
J. W. Lyon and A. K. Watson, Indian Hi
Township.
Abbeville, 8. C., Jan. II, 1900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-06-19

Just received big lot of I'm.
brellas. Try one at 81. It is
a guaranteed and a big bar.
gain. P. Rosenberg & Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-06-19
New CatechisIn

New Catechism.
What is creation? A failure.
What is life? A bore.
What is man? A fraud
What Is woman? Both q fraud and q bore
What is beauty? A deception.
What Is love? A disease.
What is marriage? A mistake.
What is q wife? A trial.
What !s a child? A nuisance,
What is good? Hypocrisy.
What is evil? Detection.
What is wisdom L? Selhshness.
w hat Is happiness? A delusIon.
What is friendship? Humbug.
What is generosity? Imbecility.
What is money? Everything.
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up" p. m. "a" a. NJ. "N'' night.
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN

up" d. m. "a q. M. IN nl8nt.
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
CHARLESTON AND GREENVILLE.
Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains IS and
bs, 81 and 50, on A. and C. division. Dining cars
on these trains serve all meals enroute:
Trains leave Spartanburg A. g. G: division
northbound 7:0S q. M, S31 p. M, 6:l3 p. m.
(vestibule Limitedl and ~ p. m; SOUTH
bound IL :28 a. ln.. 8:l5 p. m, II "a a. M, Vesti
bule Limited), and 1912 a. m.
Trains leave Greenville, A and G. division
northbound, :02 a. M, 1884 p M and s ~ p. m,
(Vestibule Limitedl. and 6:l5 P. m: south'
bound, 30 q. m.,4 80 P. Ih., 1880 p. m. Vssti'
bule Limited), and II 15 q. IN.
Trains Is and 16-Pullman Sleeping Oars
between Charleston and Columbia; ready for
occupancy at both points at 8 80 p. NJ.
Eegant Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping
Cars between Savannah and Asheyille enroute
daily between Jacksonville and Cincinnati.
FRANK S. CANNON. 8. b: HARDWICK,
Thiri V-P, s. Gen. Mgr. Gen. Pas. Agent,
Washington. D. O. washington, II, q
W. q. TAYLOE, E. w. HUNT,
Asst. Gen. Pas. Agt Div. Pas. Agt.
Atlanta, Ga Charleston .. "
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SEABOARD AIR LINE R. R.

capital CITY ROUTE"
Shortest line between all principal cities North
Esst, South and West. Unequaed schedules
to Pan-Americsn Exposition at Buffalo.
Shedule In effect May 26th, 1901.
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Bridges to Let.

II THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BID
l. der will let the building OF Magrawss
Bridge over Long Cane Creek near Letne st ~
O'Clock a. M, June 25th.
Also, the Morrow Bridge over Little River
near Wilmington on the same day at 8 p. M.
Creek near Hunters Mill on June 26th at ~
The right is reserved TO reject any and all
o'o'' G. N. NICKELS,
! Inne : 1901. C.S. A. c.
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Abbeville-GreenW0od
MUTUAL
IlSUR An CE
ASSOCIATION.
s $4,000.

WRITE TO OR CALL on the::undersigned
" or TO the Director Of your Township
for any Information you may desire about
our plan Of Insurance.
We Insure your property against destruo
tion by
FIRE, WlA9ssasX Or LIGHTNING,
and do so cheaper than any Insurance Com
pany In existence.
Remember we are prepared to prove to you
that ours is the safest and cheapest plan Of
Insurance known.
The Irish standard., 1901-12-28

glon? The Catholic paper is a val
liable auxiliary of the Catholic pulpit,
and without it's widespread influence
the discourses of the prelates and
priests would be known to only a
small number. We would ask those
who think four cents week is too
much to pay for the Irish Standard
to reflect for a moment on what we
say and realize the absurdity of COM
pairing Catholic paper to stereo-
typed non-Catholic sheet at a dollar
a year.
But the Irish Standard is also pub
lished for men and women Of the Irish
race who are not ashamed of their
nationality. Without being egotist-
ical, the publishers have no hesitation
in saying that the Irish Standard is
second to no paper in America in it's
devotion to the race it represents. We
have been told by weak-kneed Irish
Americans that we made a fatal mis-
take in calling this paper the ''Irish
Standard" and placing the harp of
Erin conspicuously at the head Of the
front page. We do not believe them.
Though we are American to the back
bone we will continue the name of the
'Irish Standard" as long as we live.
We have no antagonism to Germans,
French, Scandinavians. Americans or
Italians, but we certainly have to the
English until they learn to give the
Irish people the elf-government they
enjoy themselves. We have no anti
pathy against any people on the score
of race or religion, but the Irish Stand
ard will champion the cause of the
Irish at home and abroad for all time
to come, regardless of financial consid-
eratons.
We ask all our readers of the Irish
race to assist us in the performance OF
our work by prompt payment of their
subscriptions, and we will do the rest.
Again, we wish them all a Happy
New Year.